Redwood Forest 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 | #6e90a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e8091 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Redwood Forest Color. The Roxy Brown 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 Red Wattle Hog (#765952) for more calm effect. Try Rich Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e8091 is the best complementary color to Redwood Forest. 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 #916f5e complementary color is Hoki, 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 Beaver are #915e66 and #91885e. Thus found on the left and right of #916f5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Redwood Forest.
The split-complementary Redwood Forest palette consists of #5e6691 and #5e9188 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e8091). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #916f5e, 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 #916f5e 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 Redwood Forest. Thus Kimberly and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Redwood Forest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #916f5e 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. Redwood Forest tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5e8091) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e916f and #915e80.
In a RGB color space, hex #916f5e is made of 41% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Redwood Forest has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 21.34% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #916f5e is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 20% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #916f5e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,111,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 32%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 20, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(20,21.34%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,35.17%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7339,10.9634,14.6493) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3819,18.1968,13.0805) |