Earth Fired Red Color

#785240

Earth Fired Red is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #87adbf
Complementary Color #406578
Color Shade: warm red (19.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Earth Fired Red Color Sample
Earth Fired Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #785240

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earth Fired Red Color. The Rich Loam color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bean Pot (#8b6b51) for more calm effect. Try Spiced Latte as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#406578 is the best complementary color to Earth Fired Red. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #785240 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #78404a and #786e40. Thus found on the left and right of #785240 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Earth Fired Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Earth Fired Red palette consists of #404978 and #40786e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#406578). Try East Bay and Faded Jade colors in combination with #785240, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #785240 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Earth Fired Red. Thus East Bay and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Earth Fired Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #785240 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Earth Fired Red tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#406578) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #407852 and #784065.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #785240 is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Earth Fired Red has a hue angle of 19.29°, a saturation of 30.43% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #785240 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #785240
RGB Decimal rgb(120,82,64)
RGB Percentage 45%, 31%, 24%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 21.96, 52.94
HSL hsl(19.29,30.43%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.29,46.67%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.5472,13.5258,16.932)
XYZ xyz(11.6884,10.3978,6.2414)
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