Japanese Maple is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #87fef6 |
| Complementary Color | #007870 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Maple Color. The Succubus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dear Darling (#a30112) for more energetic effect. Try Scorched Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#007870 is the best complementary color to Japanese Maple. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #780109 complementary color is Pine Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Japanese Maple are #780044 and #783400. Thus found on the left and right of #780109 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Siren and Red Beech colors as they work well with Japanese Maple.
The split-complementary Japanese Maple palette consists of #004478 and #007834 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#007870). Try Regal Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #780109, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #780109 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Japanese Maple. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Japanese Maple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Green, Verdun Green, and Christalle split by 90° on the color wheel. #780109 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Japanese Maple tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#007870) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Pine Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #087800 and #700078.
In a RGB color space, hex #780109 is made of 92% red, 1% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Maple has a hue angle of 355.97°, a saturation of 98.35% and a lightness of 23.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #780109 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #780109 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,1,9) |
| RGB Percentage | 92%, 1%, 7% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 43.53, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(355.97,98.35%,23.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.97,99.17%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.7852,45.848,32.0583) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8059,4.0345,0.6258) |