Squirrel 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 | #708294 |
| Complementary Color | #6b7d8f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° 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 Squirrel Color. The Grey By Me color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Abandoned Playground (#746e6a) for more calm effect. Try Song Thrush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b7d8f is the best complementary color to Squirrel. 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 #8f7d6b complementary color is Slate Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Makara are #8f6b6b and #8f8f6b. Thus found on the left and right of #8f7d6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Avocado colors as they work well with Squirrel.
The split-complementary Squirrel palette consists of #6b6b8f and #6b8f8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b7d8f). Try Storm Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #8f7d6b, 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 #8f7d6b 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 Squirrel. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Squirrel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f7d6b 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. Squirrel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6b7d8f) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b8f7d and #8f6b7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f7d6b is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Squirrel has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 14.4% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f7d6b is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f7d6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,125,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 14.12, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(30,14.4%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,25.17%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.5661,3.9222,12.3536) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3152,21.5684,16.9496) |