Raisin in the Sun Color

#78615c

Raisin in the Sun is pale, 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 #879ea3
Complementary Color #5c7377
Color Shade: mid red (10.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
Raisin in the Sun Color Sample
Raisin in the Sun Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #78615c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Raisin in the Sun Color. The Roulette color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Antique Rose (#997165) for more energetic effect. Try Willow Wood as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5c7377 is the best complementary color to Raisin in the Sun. 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 #78615c complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Russett are #775c64 and #776e5c. Thus found on the left and right of #78615c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Crocodile colors as they work well with Raisin in the Sun.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Raisin in the Sun palette consists of #5c6577 and #5c776e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c7377). Try Shuttle Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #78615c, 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 #78615c 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 Raisin in the Sun. Thus Smoky and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Raisin in the Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Willow Grove, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #78615c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Raisin in the Sun tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5c7377) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c7761 and #775c72.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #78615c is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Raisin in the Sun has a hue angle of 10.71°, a saturation of 13.21% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78615c is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #78615c
RGB Decimal rgb(120,97,92)
RGB Percentage 39%, 31%, 30%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 10.98, 52.94
HSL hsl(10.71,13.21%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.71,23.33%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.2343,8.437,6.3456)
XYZ xyz(13.9522,13.3152,11.9599)
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