Beef Jerky Color

#a25768

Beef Jerky is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #5da897
Complementary Color #57a290
Color Shade: cool red (346.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Beef Jerky Color Sample
Beef Jerky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a25768

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Beef Jerky Color. The Raspberry Whip color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called French Marron (#ad747d) for more calm effect. Try Nocturne Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#57a290 is the best complementary color to Beef Jerky. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a25768 complementary color is Breaker Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Au Chico are #a2578d and #a26b57. Thus found on the left and right of #a25768 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Leather colors as they work well with Beef Jerky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Beef Jerky palette consists of #578da2 and #57a26b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57a290). Try Horizon and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #a25768, 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 #a25768 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Beef Jerky. Thus Waikawa Gray and Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Beef Jerky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, Chelsea Cucumber, and Scampi split by 90° on the color wheel. #a25768 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Beef Jerky tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#57a290) and two others. The Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #68a257 and #9057a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a25768 is made of 46% red, 25% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Beef Jerky has a hue angle of 346.4°, a saturation of 30.12% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a25768 is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #a25768
RGB Decimal rgb(162,87,104)
RGB Percentage 46%, 25%, 29%
CMYK 0, 29.41, 22.75, 36.47
HSL hsl(346.4,30.12%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(346.4,46.3%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.3079,32.775,4.1536)
XYZ xyz(20.8072,15.4972,14.9913)
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