Sierra Color

#985c41

Sierra 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 #67a3be
Complementary Color #417c98
Color Shade: warm red (18.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.55% (better contrasting with white)
Sierra Color Sample
Sierra Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #985c41

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sierra Color. The Balthasar Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peanut (#7a4434) for more energetic effect. Try Outrageous as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#417c98 is the best complementary color to Sierra. 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 #985c41 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Sepia Skin are #984151 and #988741. Thus found on the left and right of #985c41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Sycamore colors as they work well with Sierra.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sierra palette consists of #415198 and #419887 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#417c98). Try Chambray and Ocean Green colors in combination with #985c41, 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 #985c41 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 Sierra. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sierra contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #985c41 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. Sierra tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#417c98) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41985b and #98417c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #985c41 is made of 49% red, 30% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Sierra has a hue angle of 18.62°, a saturation of 40.09% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #985c41 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #985c41
RGB Decimal rgb(152,92,65)
RGB Percentage 49%, 30%, 21%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 34.12, 40.39
HSL hsl(18.62,40.09%,42.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.62,57.24%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.2363,21.7404,25.8193)
XYZ xyz(17.7302,14.7113,6.9061)
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