Burled Redwood Color

#8f4c3a

Burled Redwood is calm, 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 #70b3c5
Complementary Color #397c8f
Color Shade: mid red (12.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.41% (better contrasting with white)
Burled Redwood Color Sample
Burled Redwood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8f4c3a

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burled Redwood Color. The Georgia Clay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Chili Sauce (#bc4e40) for more energetic effect. Try Mars as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#397c8f is the best complementary color to Burled Redwood. 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 #8f4c3a complementary color is Paradiso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Potters Clay are #8f3952 and #8f7639. Thus found on the left and right of #8f4c3a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Sycamore colors as they work well with Burled Redwood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Burled Redwood palette consists of #39528f and #398f76 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#397c8f). Try Chambray and Paradiso colors in combination with #8f4c3a, 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 #8f4c3a 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 Burled Redwood. Thus Gigas and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Burled Redwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f4c3a square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow 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. Burled Redwood tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#397c8f) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #398f4b and #8f397d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8f4c3a is made of 52% red, 27% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Burled Redwood has a hue angle of 12.71°, a saturation of 42.29% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f4c3a is made of 0% cyan, 26.28% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #8f4c3a
RGB Decimal rgb(143,76,58)
RGB Percentage 52%, 27%, 21%
CMYK 0, 26.28, 33.33, 43.92
HSL hsl(12.71,42.29%,39.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.71,59.44%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.1044,26.4116,23.1905)
XYZ xyz(14.6759,11.314,5.4133)
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