Lampoon Color

#805557

Lampoon is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #7faaa8
Complementary Color #54807d
Color Shade: cool red (357.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.76% (better contrasting with white)
Lampoon Color Sample
Lampoon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #805557

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lampoon Color. The Opium color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mauvewood (#a75d67) for more energetic effect. Try Sandstone Red Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#54807d is the best complementary color to Lampoon. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #805557 complementary color is Cutty Sark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Russett are #80546c and #806854. Thus found on the left and right of #805557 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Shadow colors as they work well with Lampoon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lampoon palette consists of #546c80 and #548068 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54807d). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #805557, 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 #805557 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lampoon. Thus Comet and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lampoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Dingley, and Smoky split by 90° on the color wheel. #805557 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Lampoon tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#54807d) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #568054 and #7e5480.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #805557 is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Lampoon has a hue angle of 357.21°, a saturation of 20.19% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #805557 is made of 0% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #805557
RGB Decimal rgb(128,85,87)
RGB Percentage 43%, 28%, 29%
CMYK 0, 16.87, 16.08, 49.8
HSL hsl(357.21,20.19%,41.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(357.21,33.59%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.8552,18.1787,6.1415)
XYZ xyz(13.8709,11.7743,10.5584)
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