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) |
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) |