Apple Seed 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 | #5883ac |
| Complementary Color | #537ea7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Seed Color. The Country Dweller color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wobbegong Brown (#c19a6b) for more energetic effect. Try There's No Place Like Home as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#537ea7 is the best complementary color to Apple Seed. 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 #a77c53 complementary color is Wedgewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Oak are #a75353 and #a7a553. Thus found on the left and right of #a77c53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Apple Seed.
The split-complementary Apple Seed palette consists of #5354a7 and #53a7a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#537ea7). Try Butterfly Bush and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a77c53, 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 #a77c53 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 Apple Seed. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apple Seed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #a77c53 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. Apple Seed tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#537ea7) and two others. The Aqua Forest 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 #53a77c and #a7537e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a77c53 is made of 45% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Seed has a hue angle of 29.29°, a saturation of 33.6% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a77c53 is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a77c53 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,124,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 33%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.86, 32.94, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(29.29,33.6%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.29,50.3%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.3344,11.6199,28.8086) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7053,23.2553,11.3702) |