Red Willow Color

#885a55

Red Willow 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 #77a5aa
Complementary Color #558388
Color Shade: mid red (5.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Red Willow Color Sample
Red Willow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #885a55

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Willow Color. The Honey Maple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Indian Reed (#9f7060) for more energetic effect. Try Colonial Brick as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#558388 is the best complementary color to Red Willow. 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 #885a55 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 Au Chico are #885569 and #887355. Thus found on the left and right of #885a55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Shadow colors as they work well with Red Willow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Willow palette consists of #556988 and #558873 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#558388). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #885a55, 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 #885a55 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 Willow. Thus Butterfly Bush and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Willow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #885a55 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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 Willow tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#558388) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55885a and #885583.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #885a55 is made of 44% red, 29% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Red Willow has a hue angle of 5.88°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #885a55 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 20% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #885a55
RGB Decimal rgb(136,90,85)
RGB Percentage 44%, 29%, 27%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 20, 46.67
HSL hsl(5.88,23.08%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.88,37.5%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.0667,18.2742,10.6267)
XYZ xyz(15.4492,13.2024,10.3284)
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