Red Maple Leaf Color

#834c4b

Red Maple Leaf is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or mid green

Inverse Color #7cb3b4
Complementary Color #4b8283
Color Shade: mid red (1.07° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Red Maple Leaf Color Sample
Red Maple Leaf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #834c4b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Maple Leaf Color. The Copper Rose 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 Cedar Ridge (#9b6663) for more calm effect. Try Chicory Root as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4b8283 is the best complementary color to Red Maple Leaf. 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 #834c4b complementary color is Smalt Blue, 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 Spicy Mix are #834b66 and #83684b. Thus found on the left and right of #834c4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Shadow colors as they work well with Red Maple Leaf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Maple Leaf palette consists of #4b6683 and #4b8368 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b8283). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #834c4b, 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 #834c4b 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 Red Maple Leaf. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Maple Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Dingley, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #834c4b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Red Maple Leaf tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4b8283) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b834c and #834b82.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #834c4b is made of 46% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Red Maple Leaf has a hue angle of 1.07°, a saturation of 27.18% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #834c4b is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 48.63% black ink.

HEX #834c4b
RGB Decimal rgb(131,76,75)
RGB Percentage 46%, 27%, 27%
CMYK 0, 21.57, 21.96, 48.63
HSL hsl(1.07,27.18%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(1.07,42.75%,51.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.729,23.1235,10.6379)
XYZ xyz(13.2145,10.5022,7.9873)
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