Hushed Auburn 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 | #577a85 |
| Complementary Color | #7a9ca7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hushed Auburn Color. The Cocoa Craving color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Net Worker (#b6a194) for more calm effect. Try Umbra Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7a9ca7 is the best complementary color to Hushed Auburn. 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 #a8857a complementary color is Gumbo, 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 #a77a86 and #a79b7a. Thus found on the left and right of #a8857a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Donkey Brown colors as they work well with Hushed Auburn.
The split-complementary Hushed Auburn palette consists of #7a86a7 and #7aa79c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a9ca7). Try Bermuda Gray and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a8857a, 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 #a8857a 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 Hushed Auburn. Thus Kimberly and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hushed Auburn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gumbo, Amulet, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8857a 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. Hushed Auburn tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7a9ca7) 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 #7aa785 and #a77a9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8857a is made of 40% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Hushed Auburn has a hue angle of 14.35°, a saturation of 20.91% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8857a is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a8857a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,133,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 31%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.72, 18.04, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(14.35,20.91%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.35,27.38%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.5133,11.7077,11.0231) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0488,26.505,22.05) |