Ruddy Oak 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 | #5a9ab1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e8da5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruddy Oak Color. The Safflower Kite color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brown Patina (#834f3d) for more energetic effect. Try Burnt Toffee as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e8da5 is the best complementary color to Ruddy Oak. 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 #a5654e complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Santa Fe are #a54e62 and #a5904e. Thus found on the left and right of #a5654e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Limed Oak colors as they work well with Ruddy Oak.
The split-complementary Ruddy Oak palette consists of #4e62a5 and #4ea590 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e8da5). Try San Marino and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a5654e, 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 #a5654e 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 Ruddy Oak. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ruddy Oak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5654e 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. Ruddy Oak tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4e8da5) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ea565 and #a54e8e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5654e is made of 48% red, 29% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Ruddy Oak has a hue angle of 15.86°, a saturation of 35.8% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5654e is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a5654e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,101,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 29%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.1, 34.12, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(15.86,35.8%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.86,52.73%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.3219,23.3081,23.8598) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5459,17.8568,9.5188) |