Bleached Bark Color

#8b7f78

Bleached Bark 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 #748087
Complementary Color #78838b
Color Shade: warm red (22.11° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.78% (better contrasting with white)
Bleached Bark Color Sample
Bleached Bark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b7f78

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bleached Bark Color. The Warm Waterlogged Lab Coat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cocoa Milk (#7d675d) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Ridge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#78838b is the best complementary color to Bleached Bark. 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 #8b7f78 complementary color is Rolling Stone, 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 Squirrel are #8b787a and #8b8878. Thus found on the left and right of #8b7f78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Granite Green colors as they work well with Bleached Bark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bleached Bark palette consists of #787a8b and #788b88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78838b). Try Storm Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #8b7f78, 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 #8b7f78 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 Bleached Bark. Thus Topaz and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bleached Bark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Xanadu, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b7f78 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. Bleached Bark tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#78838b) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #788b7f and #8b7883.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b7f78 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bleached Bark has a hue angle of 22.11°, a saturation of 7.57% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b7f78 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #8b7f78
RGB Decimal rgb(139,127,120)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 7.45, 45.49
HSL hsl(22.11,7.57%,50.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.11,13.67%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.0522,3.301,5.4459)
XYZ xyz(21.627,22.0238,20.8804)
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