Book Binder 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 | #7fa2a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b7e80 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (3.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Book Binder Color. The Grapevine Canyon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Socialite (#907676) for more calm effect. Try Folklore as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b7e80 is the best complementary color to Book Binder. 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 #805d5b complementary color is Cutty Sark, 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 Russett are #805b6b and #806f5b. Thus found on the left and right of #805d5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Cement colors as they work well with Book Binder.
The split-complementary Book Binder palette consists of #5b6b80 and #5b806f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b7e80). Try Shuttle Gray and Como colors in combination with #805d5b, 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 #805d5b 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 Book Binder. Thus Comet and Glade Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Book Binder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Highland, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #805d5b 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. Book Binder tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5b7e80) and two others. The Glade Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b805d and #805b7e.
In a RGB color space, hex #805d5b is made of 41% red, 30% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Book Binder has a hue angle of 3.24°, a saturation of 16.89% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #805d5b is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #805d5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,93,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 30%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 14.51, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(3.24,16.89%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(3.24,28.91%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.0231,14.007,6.7748) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7048,13.1732,11.6652) |