Falling Leaves is soft, 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 | #5aa5c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3a86a5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.55° 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 Falling Leaves Color. The Chilli Cashew color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spice Cake (#b87243) for more calm effect. Try Deep Terra Cotta as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3a86a5 is the best complementary color to Falling Leaves. 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 #a55a3b complementary color is Astral, 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 Brown Rust are #a53a51 and #a58f3a. Thus found on the left and right of #a55a3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Sycamore colors as they work well with Falling Leaves.
The split-complementary Falling Leaves palette consists of #3a51a5 and #3aa58f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a86a5). Try Azure and Keppel colors in combination with #a55a3b, 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 #a55a3b 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 Falling Leaves. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Falling Leaves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a55a3b 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. Falling Leaves tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3a86a5) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3aa559 and #a53a85.
In a RGB color space, hex #a55a3b is made of 53% red, 29% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Falling Leaves has a hue angle of 17.55°, a saturation of 47.32% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a55a3b is made of 0% cyan, 29.42% magenta, 41.57% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a55a3b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,90,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 29%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.42, 41.57, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(17.55,47.32%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.55,64.24%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.4818,27.8915,31.1914) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9626,15.6274,6.1019) |