Baby Sprout Color

#a78b81

Baby Sprout is pale, 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 #58747e
Complementary Color #809ca7
Color Shade: warm red (15.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.04% (better contrasting with white)
Baby Sprout Color Sample
Baby Sprout Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a78b81

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Baby Sprout Color. The Martini 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 Adobe Straw (#c3a998) for more energetic effect. Try Burlwood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#809ca7 is the best complementary color to Baby Sprout. 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 #a78b81 complementary color is Gumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #a78089 and #a79d80. Thus found on the left and right of #a78b81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Baby Sprout.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baby Sprout palette consists of #8089a7 and #80a79e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#809ca7). Try Regent Gray and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a78b81, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a78b81 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 Baby Sprout. Thus Kimberly and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baby Sprout contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gumbo, Amulet, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #a78b81 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Baby Sprout tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#809ca7) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80a78b and #a7809d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a78b81 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Baby Sprout has a hue angle of 15.79°, a saturation of 17.76% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a78b81 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #a78b81
RGB Decimal rgb(167,139,129)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 30%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 14.9, 34.51
HSL hsl(15.79,17.76%,58.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.79,22.75%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.128,8.9767,9.2965)
XYZ xyz(29.1314,28.2657,24.6893)
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