Fresh Auburn is deep, 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 | #5ad5db |
| Complementary Color | #249ea5 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Auburn Color. The Autumn Robin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Corrosion Red (#772f21) for more calm effect. Try Paprika Kisses as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#249ea5 is the best complementary color to Fresh Auburn. 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 #a52a24 complementary color is Eastern Blue, 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 Mexican Red are #a5245e and #a56a24. Thus found on the left and right of #a52a24 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Desert colors as they work well with Fresh Auburn.
The split-complementary Fresh Auburn palette consists of #245ea5 and #24a56a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#249ea5). Try Matisse and Jungle Green colors in combination with #a52a24, 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 #a52a24 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 Fresh Auburn. Thus Jacksons Purple and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Auburn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eastern Blue, Olive Drab, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #a52a24 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. Fresh Auburn tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#249ea5) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Eastern Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #24a52a and #a5249e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a52a24 is made of 68% red, 17% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Auburn has a hue angle of 2.79°, a saturation of 64.18% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a52a24 is made of 0% cyan, 48.24% magenta, 50.59% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a52a24 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,42,36) |
| RGB Percentage | 68%, 17%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 48.24, 50.59, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(2.79,64.18%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2.79,78.18%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.4495,49.456,33.9837) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6635,9.7826,2.679) |