Caboose is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #575b5e |
| Complementary Color | #a1a4a7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caboose Color. The Moon Rock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Northpointe (#9e9181) for more energetic effect. Try Warm Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a1a4a7 is the best complementary color to Caboose. 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 #a8a4a1 complementary color is Gray Chateau, 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 Cloudy are #a7a1a1 and #a7a7a1. Thus found on the left and right of #a8a4a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Chalice and Delta colors as they work well with Caboose.
The split-complementary Caboose palette consists of #a1a1a7 and #a1a7a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1a4a7). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #a8a4a1, 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 #a8a4a1 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Caboose. Thus Mountain Mist and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caboose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8a4a1 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. Caboose tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a1a4a7) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1a7a4 and #a7a1a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8a4a1 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Caboose has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 3.87% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8a4a1 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a8a4a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,164,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 2.74, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(25.71,3.87%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.71,4.17%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.6125,0.8849,2.0548) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8569,37.449,39.0567) |