Soft Bark Color

#897670

Soft Bark is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #76898f
Complementary Color #708289
Color Shade: mid red (14.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Soft Bark Color Sample
Soft Bark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #897670

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Bark Color. The Screed Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dove Feather (#755d5b) for more energetic effect. Try Missing Link as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#708289 is the best complementary color to Soft Bark. Cool cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #897670 complementary color is Rolling Stone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Americano are #897076 and #898270. Thus found on the left and right of #897670 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Olive Haze colors as they work well with Soft Bark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Soft Bark palette consists of #707689 and #708982 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#708289). Try Storm Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #897670, 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 #897670 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 Soft Bark. Thus Topaz and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Soft Bark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Camouflage Green, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #897670 square combo is a palette of mid red, warm green, cool 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. Soft Bark tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#708289) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #708976 and #897083.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #897670 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Bark has a hue angle of 14.4°, a saturation of 10.04% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #897670 is made of 0% cyan, 7.46% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 46.27% black ink.

HEX #897670
RGB Decimal rgb(137,118,112)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 7.46, 9.81, 46.27
HSL hsl(14.4,10.04%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.4,18.25%,53.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.2039,6.3267,6.0152)
XYZ xyz(19.7196,19.4451,18.0432)
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