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 | #707e89 |
| Complementary Color | #75838f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Squirrel Color. The Salted Pretzel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Charcoal Light (#726e68) for more calm effect. Try Homebush as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#75838f 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 #8f8176 complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 #8f7577 and #8f8d75. Thus found on the left and right of #8f8176 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Granite Green colors as they work well with Squirrel.
The split-complementary Squirrel palette consists of #75778f and #758f8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75838f). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #8f8176, 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 #8f8176 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 Mobster and Blue Smoke 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 Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f8176 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 (#75838f) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #758f81 and #8f7583.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f8176 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Squirrel has a hue angle of 26.4°, a saturation of 10.04% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f8176 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f8176 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,129,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 9.81, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(26.4,10.04%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.4,17.48%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.9156,3.3941,7.8885) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.448,22.8482,20.3665) |