Craft Paper 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 | #7599ba |
| Complementary Color | #45688a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Craft Paper Color. The Tilled Soil color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Autumn Umber (#ae704f) for more energetic effect. Try False Puce as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#45688a is the best complementary color to Craft Paper. 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 #8a6645 complementary color is Bismark, 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 Spicy Mix are #8a4546 and #8a8845. Thus found on the left and right of #8a6645 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Craft Paper.
The split-complementary Craft Paper palette consists of #45468a and #458a88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#45688a). Try East Bay and Faded Jade colors in combination with #8a6645, 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 #8a6645 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Craft Paper. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Craft Paper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a6645 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. Craft Paper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#45688a) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #458a66 and #8a4568.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a6645 is made of 45% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Craft Paper has a hue angle of 28.7°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a6645 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a6645 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,102,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 33%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 27.06, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(28.7,33.33%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.7,50%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.0906,10.1987,24.2358) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3068,15.3357,7.7308) |