Tree Branch Color

#8a7362

Tree Branch 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 #758c9d
Complementary Color #61798a
Color Shade: warm red (25.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.27% (better contrasting with white)
Tree Branch Color Sample
Tree Branch Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8a7362

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tree Branch Color. The Warm Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Archivist (#9f8c73) for more energetic effect. Try Antique Leather as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#61798a is the best complementary color to Tree Branch. 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 #8a7362 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cement are #8a6164 and #8a8761. Thus found on the left and right of #8a7362 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Tree Branch.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tree Branch palette consists of #61648a and #618a87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61798a). Try Comet and Juniper colors in combination with #8a7362, 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 #8a7362 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 Tree Branch. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tree Branch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Glade Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a7362 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Tree Branch tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#61798a) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #618a73 and #8a6179.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8a7362 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Tree Branch has a hue angle of 25.5°, a saturation of 16.95% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a7362 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 45.88% black ink.

HEX #8a7362
RGB Decimal rgb(138,115,98)
RGB Percentage 39%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 15.69, 45.88
HSL hsl(25.5,16.95%,46.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.5,28.99%,54.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.1525,6.2698,12.7672)
XYZ xyz(18.8166,18.5466,14.1434)
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