Fresh Cedar is pale, 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 | #58808b |
| Complementary Color | #749ca7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Cedar Color. The Umenezumi Plum color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Del Rio (#b09a95) for more calm effect. Try Lite Mocha as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#749ca7 is the best complementary color to Fresh Cedar. 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 #a77f74 complementary color is Gothic, 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 Pharlap are #a77482 and #a79874. Thus found on the left and right of #a77f74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Donkey Brown colors as they work well with Fresh Cedar.
The split-complementary Fresh Cedar palette consists of #7482a7 and #74a798 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#749ca7). Try Bermuda Gray and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a77f74, 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 #a77f74 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 Cedar. Thus Kimberly and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Cedar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gothic, Amulet, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a77f74 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 Cedar tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#749ca7) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gothic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #74a77f and #a7749b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a77f74 is made of 41% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Cedar has a hue angle of 12.94°, a saturation of 22.47% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a77f74 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 20% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a77f74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,127,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 31%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 20, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(12.94,22.47%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12.94,30.54%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.7379,13.8471,11.9565) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6781,24.6552,19.8758) |