Auburn Lights is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #87cbd0 |
| Complementary Color | #2f7278 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Auburn Lights Color. The Ironstone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dark Brazilian Topaz (#92462f) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Marmalade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2f7278 is the best complementary color to Auburn Lights. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #78342f complementary color is Paradiso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nutmeg are #782f4e and #78582f. Thus found on the left and right of #78342f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Old Copper colors as they work well with Auburn Lights.
The split-complementary Auburn Lights palette consists of #2f4e78 and #2f7858 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f7278). Try San Juan and Sea Green colors in combination with #78342f, 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 #78342f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Auburn Lights. Thus Minsk and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Auburn Lights contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Crete, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #78342f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Auburn Lights tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2f7278) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f7834 and #782f72.
In a RGB color space, hex #78342f is made of 55% red, 24% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Auburn Lights has a hue angle of 4.11°, a saturation of 43.71% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78342f is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #78342f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,52,47) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 24%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 28.63, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(4.11,43.71%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.11,60.83%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.0066,29.3192,17.6138) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4868,6.6543,3.4737) |