Japanese Cypress Color

#965036

Japanese Cypress is calm, 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 #69afc9
Complementary Color #367c96
Color Shade: warm red (16.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Japanese Cypress Color Sample
Japanese Cypress Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #965036

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Cypress Color. The Reynard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Smoke Tree (#bb5f34) for more energetic effect. Try Bottled Ship as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#367c96 is the best complementary color to Japanese Cypress. 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 #965036 complementary color is Calypso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Potters Clay are #96364b and #968036. Thus found on the left and right of #965036 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Sycamore colors as they work well with Japanese Cypress.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Japanese Cypress palette consists of #364b96 and #369680 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#367c96). Try Chambray and Lochinvar colors in combination with #965036, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #965036 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 Japanese Cypress. Thus Gigas and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Japanese Cypress contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calypso, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #965036 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Japanese Cypress tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#367c96) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Calypso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #369650 and #96367c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #965036 is made of 53% red, 28% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Cypress has a hue angle of 16.25°, a saturation of 47.06% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #965036 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 37.64% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #965036
RGB Decimal rgb(150,80,54)
RGB Percentage 53%, 28%, 19%
CMYK 0, 27.45, 37.64, 41.18
HSL hsl(16.25,47.06%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.25,64%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.981,26.803,28.1038)
XYZ xyz(16.1122,12.4877,5.0512)
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