Damson is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #7ab39a |
| Complementary Color | #4c846c |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (333.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Damson Color. The Jellybean Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Miranda's Spike (#614251) for more calm effect. Try Deep Exquisite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4c846c is the best complementary color to Damson. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #854c65 complementary color is Como, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cannon Pink are #844c81 and #844f4c. Thus found on the left and right of #854c65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Damson.
The split-complementary Damson palette consists of #4c8184 and #4c844f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c846c). Try Smalt Blue and Hippie Green colors in combination with #854c65, 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 #854c65 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Damson. Thus Blue Bayoux and Dingley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Damson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Como, Shadow, and East Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #854c65 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Damson tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#4c846c) and two others. The Dingley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Como. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64844c and #6b4c84.
In a RGB color space, hex #854c65 is made of 43% red, 25% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Damson has a hue angle of 333.68°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #854c65 is made of 0% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #854c65 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,76,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 25%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.36, 12.55, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(333.68,27.27%,40.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(333.68,42.86%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.74,27.5575,-4.0756) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6063,11.095,13.6836) |