Earth 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 | #5d9ac1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e7aa2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earth Color. The Komodo Dragon 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 Korma (#804e2c) for more energetic effect. Try Limonite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3e7aa2 is the best complementary color to Earth. 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 #a2653e complementary color is San Marino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #a23e49 and #a2973e. Thus found on the left and right of #a2653e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Sycamore colors as they work well with Earth.
The split-complementary Earth palette consists of #3e49a2 and #3ea297 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e7aa2). Try Chambray and Keppel colors in combination with #a2653e, 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 #a2653e 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. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2653e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Earth tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3e7aa2) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ea265 and #a23e7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2653e is made of 50% red, 31% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Earth has a hue angle of 23.4°, a saturation of 44.64% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2653e is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a2653e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,101,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 31%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 39.22, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(23.4,44.64%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.4,61.73%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.6813,20.6807,32.0637) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4235,17.3365,6.8273) |