Russet is soft, 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 | #7fb9e4 |
| Complementary Color | #1a5480 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Russet Color. The Afghan Carpet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bock (#5d341a) for more calm effect. Try Baker's Chocolate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1a5480 is the best complementary color to Russet. 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 #80461b complementary color is Blumine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Russet are #801a22 and #80781a. Thus found on the left and right of #80461b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Merlot and Trendy Green colors as they work well with Russet.
The split-complementary Russet palette consists of #1a2280 and #1a8078 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a5480). Try Jacksons Purple and Elm colors in combination with #80461b, 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 #80461b 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 Russet. Thus Honey Flower and Jewel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Russet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blumine, Forest Green, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #80461b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Russet tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1a5480) and two others. The Jewel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Blumine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1a8046 and #801a54.
In a RGB color space, hex #80461b is made of 57% red, 31% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Russet has a hue angle of 25.54°, a saturation of 65.16% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80461b is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #80461b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,70,27) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 31%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.75, 39.61, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(25.54,65.16%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.54,78.91%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.0778,21.3122,35.4117) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2901,9.0486,2.1884) |