Earthen Jug 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 | #57a1c6 |
| Complementary Color | #3882a8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earthen Jug Color. The Japanese Wax Tree 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 Acorn Spice (#b87439) for more energetic effect. Try Paarl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3882a8 is the best complementary color to Earthen Jug. 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 #a85e39 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 #a8384b and #a89538. Thus found on the left and right of #a85e39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Earthen Jug.
The split-complementary Earthen Jug palette consists of #384ba8 and #38a895 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3882a8). Try Sapphire and Keppel colors in combination with #a85e39, 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 #a85e39 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 Earthen Jug. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Earthen Jug contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a85e39 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. Earthen Jug tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3882a8) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38a85e and #a83882.
In a RGB color space, hex #a85e39 is made of 53% red, 29% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Earthen Jug has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 49.33% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a85e39 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a85e39 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,94,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 29%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.02, 43.53, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(20,49.33%,44.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,66.07%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.7848,26.8064,33.9555) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8897,16.6256,5.979) |