Cedar Staff 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 | #6eb6c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e8591 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cedar Staff Color. The Overcast Brick 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 Ablaze (#c04641) for more energetic effect. Try Sanguine Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e8591 is the best complementary color to Cedar Staff. 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 #91493e complementary color is Ming, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tosca are #913e5c and #91723e. Thus found on the left and right of #91493e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Cedar Staff.
The split-complementary Cedar Staff palette consists of #3e5c91 and #3e9172 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e8591). Try Chambray and Viridian colors in combination with #91493e, 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 #91493e 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 Cedar Staff. Thus Gigas and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cedar Staff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Apple, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #91493e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cedar Staff tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3e8591) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e9149 and #913e85.
In a RGB color space, hex #91493e is made of 52% red, 26% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cedar Staff has a hue angle of 7.95°, a saturation of 40.1% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #91493e is made of 0% cyan, 28.23% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #91493e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,73,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 26%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.23, 32.55, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(7.95,40.1%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.95,57.24%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.803,29.245,20.4469) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9291,11.1326,5.9194) |