Upper East Side Color

#8d6051

Upper East Side is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #729fae
Complementary Color #517e8d
Color Shade: mid red (15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Upper East Side Color Sample
Upper East Side Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8d6051

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Upper East Side Color. The Clay Court color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Copper Beech (#b1715a) for more energetic effect. Try Plantation Shutters as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#517e8d is the best complementary color to Upper East Side. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d6051 complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Leather are #8d515f and #8d7e51. Thus found on the left and right of #8d6051 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Shadow colors as they work well with Upper East Side.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Upper East Side palette consists of #515f8d and #518d7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#517e8d). Try Kashmir Blue and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8d6051, 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 #8d6051 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Upper East Side. Thus Butterfly Bush and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Upper East Side contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d6051 square combo is a palette of mid red, warm green, mid cyan and violet 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. Upper East Side tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#517e8d) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #518d60 and #8d517d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8d6051 is made of 44% red, 30% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Upper East Side has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 27.03% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d6051 is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #8d6051
RGB Decimal rgb(141,96,81)
RGB Percentage 44%, 30%, 25%
CMYK 0, 17.64, 23.53, 44.71
HSL hsl(15,27.03%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15,42.55%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.1128,16.3634,15.9532)
XYZ xyz(16.6526,14.6225,9.7293)
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