Hickory Cliff 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 | #839192 |
| Complementary Color | #6d7a7c |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hickory Cliff Color. The Neapolitan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called High Rank (#645453) for more energetic effect. Try Wenge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6d7a7c is the best complementary color to Hickory Cliff. 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 #7c6e6d complementary color is Sirocco, 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 Spicy Pink are #7c6d73 and #7c756d. Thus found on the left and right of #7c6e6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Empress and Tapa colors as they work well with Hickory Cliff.
The split-complementary Hickory Cliff palette consists of #6d737c and #6d7c75 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d7a7c). Try Pale Sky and Xanadu colors in combination with #7c6e6d, 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 #7c6e6d 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 Hickory Cliff. Thus Storm Gray and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hickory Cliff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Camouflage Green, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c6e6d 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. Hickory Cliff tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6d7a7c) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d7c6e and #7c6d7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c6e6d is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Hickory Cliff has a hue angle of 4°, a saturation of 6.44% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c6e6d is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c6e6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,110,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 5.88, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(4,6.44%,45.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4,12.1%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.6765,5.2897,2.5523) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6484,16.5411,16.7833) |