Cedar Wood is pale, 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 | #5e9aa4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b97a1 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cedar Wood Color. The Acorn color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cherokee Red (#824e4a) for more calm effect. Try Smoke Bush Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5b97a1 is the best complementary color to Cedar Wood. 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 #a1655b complementary color is Breaker Bay, 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 Au Chico are #a15b73 and #a1885b. Thus found on the left and right of #a1655b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Cedar Wood.
The split-complementary Cedar Wood palette consists of #5b74a1 and #5ba187 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b97a1). Try Waikawa Gray and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #a1655b, 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 #a1655b 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 Cedar Wood. Thus Scampi and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cedar Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, Asparagus, and Deluge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1655b 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. Cedar Wood tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5b97a1) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ba165 and #a15b97.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1655b is made of 46% red, 29% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cedar Wood has a hue angle of 8.57°, a saturation of 27.78% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1655b is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a1655b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,101,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 29%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 27.45, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(8.57,27.78%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.57,43.48%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.0562,23.0035,15.7919) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2399,17.6398,12.1829) |