Balsa Wood Color

#9a7550

Balsa Wood is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #658aaf
Complementary Color #50749a
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.88% (better contrasting with white)
Balsa Wood Color Sample
Balsa Wood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9a7550

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Balsa Wood Color. The Aviator color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Snuggle Pie (#a58f73) for more calm effect. Try Fig Branches as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#50749a is the best complementary color to Balsa Wood. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a7550 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Leather are #9a5050 and #999a50. Thus found on the left and right of #9a7550 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Balsa Wood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Balsa Wood palette consists of #50509a and #50999a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#50749a). Try Butterfly Bush and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9a7550, 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 #9a7550 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 Balsa Wood. Thus Butterfly Bush and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Balsa Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a7550 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid 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. Balsa Wood tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#50749a) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #509a75 and #9a5075.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9a7550 is made of 44% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Balsa Wood has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 31.62% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a7550 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #9a7550
RGB Decimal rgb(154,117,80)
RGB Percentage 44%, 33%, 23%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 29.02, 39.61
HSL hsl(30,31.62%,45.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,48.05%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.0309,9.6844,25.9628)
XYZ xyz(21.1357,20.1718,10.369)
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