Sierra 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 | #6db1c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c7f92 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sierra Redwood Color. The Hot Cacao color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Maui Mai Tai (#b66044) for more energetic effect. Try Soho Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c7f92 is the best complementary color to Sierra 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 #924e3c complementary color is Paradiso, 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 Potters Clay are #923c55 and #92793c. Thus found on the left and right of #924e3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Sycamore colors as they work well with Sierra Redwood.
The split-complementary Sierra Redwood palette consists of #3c5592 and #3c9279 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c7f92). Try Chambray and Ocean Green colors in combination with #924e3c, 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 #924e3c 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 Sierra Redwood. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sierra Redwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #924e3c 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. Sierra Redwood tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3c7f92) and two others. The Chateau 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 #3c924e and #923c7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #924e3c is made of 51% red, 27% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Sierra Redwood has a hue angle of 12.56°, a saturation of 41.75% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #924e3c is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #924e3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,78,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 27%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 33.72, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(12.56,41.75%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12.56,58.9%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.0344,26.7093,23.2657) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3941,11.886,5.7578) |