Cedar Plank 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 | #748790 |
| Complementary Color | #6f828b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cedar Plank Color. The Mani 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 soft alternative called Crete Shore (#96908b) for more calm effect. Try Middle-Earth as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f828b is the best complementary color to Cedar Plank. 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 #8b786f 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 #8b6f74 and #8b856f. Thus found on the left and right of #8b786f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Olive Haze colors as they work well with Cedar Plank.
The split-complementary Cedar Plank palette consists of #6f748b and #6f8b85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f828b). Try Storm Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #8b786f, 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 #8b786f 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 Cedar Plank. Thus Rum and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cedar Plank contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Camouflage Green, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b786f 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. Cedar Plank tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6f828b) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f8b78 and #8b6f82.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b786f is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cedar Plank has a hue angle of 19.29°, a saturation of 11.2% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b786f is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b786f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,120,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 10.98, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(19.29,11.2%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.29,20.14%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.9158,5.8058,7.6436) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2332,20.0696,17.8463) |