Raspberry Truffle 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 | #75a2aa |
| Complementary Color | #55828a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Raspberry Truffle Color. The Old Coffee color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mulberry Silk (#94766c) for more calm effect. Try Hickory Stick as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#55828a is the best complementary color to Raspberry Truffle. 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 #8a5d55 complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #8a5567 and #8a7755. Thus found on the left and right of #8a5d55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Shadow colors as they work well with Raspberry Truffle.
The split-complementary Raspberry Truffle palette consists of #55678a and #558a77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55828a). Try Waikawa Gray and Como colors in combination with #8a5d55, 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 #8a5d55 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 Raspberry Truffle. Thus Butterfly Bush and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raspberry Truffle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a5d55 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Raspberry Truffle tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#55828a) 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 #558a5d and #8a5582.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a5d55 is made of 44% red, 29% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Raspberry Truffle has a hue angle of 9.06°, a saturation of 23.77% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a5d55 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a5d55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,93,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 29%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 20.79, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(9.06,23.77%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.06,38.41%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.0717,17.3503,12.0618) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0353,13.8879,10.4298) |