Elkhound is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #768d96 |
| Complementary Color | #697f89 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Elkhound Color. The Back Stage color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sequoia Dusk (#795953) for more energetic effect. Try Brown Ridge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#697f89 is the best complementary color to Elkhound. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #897269 complementary color is Slate Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Americano are #896970 and #898269. Thus found on the left and right of #897269 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Olive Haze colors as they work well with Elkhound.
The split-complementary Elkhound palette consists of #696f89 and #698982 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#697f89). Try Storm Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #897269, 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 #897269 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Elkhound. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elkhound contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Highland, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #897269 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elkhound tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#697f89) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #698972 and #896980.
In a RGB color space, hex #897269 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Elkhound has a hue angle of 16.88°, a saturation of 13.22% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #897269 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #897269 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,114,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 12.55, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(16.88,13.22%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.88,23.36%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.9453,7.5085,8.3447) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8836,18.3729,15.9157) |