Wild West Color

#7e5c52

Wild West 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 #81a3ad
Complementary Color #52737d
Color Shade: mid red (13.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.78% (better contrasting with white)
Wild West Color Sample
Wild West Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7e5c52

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild West Color. The Mulberry Silk 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 soft alternative called Cadian Fleshtone (#90766e) for more calm effect. Try Saddle as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#52737d is the best complementary color to Wild West. 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 #7e5c52 complementary color is Cutty Sark, 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 Roman Coffee are #7d525e and #7d7152. Thus found on the left and right of #7e5c52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Shadow colors as they work well with Wild West.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wild West palette consists of #525d7d and #527d71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#52737d). Try Blue Bayoux and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #7e5c52, 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 #7e5c52 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 Wild West. Thus Smoky and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wild West contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Dingley, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e5c52 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. Wild West tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#52737d) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #527d5c and #7d5273.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7e5c52 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Wild West has a hue angle of 13.64°, a saturation of 21.15% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e5c52 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 50.59% black ink.

HEX #7e5c52
RGB Decimal rgb(126,92,82)
RGB Percentage 42%, 31%, 27%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 17.25, 50.59
HSL hsl(13.64,21.15%,40.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.64,34.92%,49.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.3063,12.4504,11.2094)
XYZ xyz(13.9543,12.6991,9.6983)
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