Earth Tone Color

#a06e57

Earth Tone 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 #5f91a8
Complementary Color #5788a0
Color Shade: warm red (18.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.43% (better contrasting with white)
Earth Tone Color Sample
Earth Tone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a06e57

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earth Tone Color. The Annatto color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Caramel Sundae (#a9876a) for more calm effect. Try Choco Loco as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5788a0 is the best complementary color to Earth Tone. 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 #a06e57 complementary color is Horizon, 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 Leather are #a05764 and #a09257. Thus found on the left and right of #a06e57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Earth Tone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Earth Tone palette consists of #5764a0 and #57a092 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5788a0). Try Waikawa Gray and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a06e57, 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 #a06e57 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 Earth Tone. Thus Scampi and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Earth Tone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a06e57 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. Earth Tone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5788a0) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57a06e and #a05788.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a06e57 is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Earth Tone has a hue angle of 18.9°, a saturation of 29.55% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a06e57 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #a06e57
RGB Decimal rgb(160,110,87)
RGB Percentage 45%, 31%, 24%
CMYK 0, 19.61, 28.63, 37.25
HSL hsl(18.9,29.55%,48.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.9,45.63%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.0521,17.0137,20.8058)
XYZ xyz(21.7934,19.3136,11.5961)
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