Cedar Plank Salmon is calm, 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 | #5695af |
| Complementary Color | #508ea9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cedar Plank Salmon Color. The Southern Barrens Mud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called October Leaves (#855743) for more calm effect. Try Tawny Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#508ea9 is the best complementary color to Cedar Plank Salmon. 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 #a96a50 complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Santa Fe are #a95062 and #a99650. Thus found on the left and right of #a96a50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Limed Oak colors as they work well with Cedar Plank Salmon.
The split-complementary Cedar Plank Salmon palette consists of #5062a9 and #50a996 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#508ea9). Try San Marino and Tradewind colors in combination with #a96a50, 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 #a96a50 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 Cedar Plank Salmon. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cedar Plank Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fruit Salad, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #a96a50 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. Cedar Plank Salmon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#508ea9) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50a969 and #a9508e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a96a50 is made of 48% red, 30% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Cedar Plank Salmon has a hue angle of 17.53°, a saturation of 35.74% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a96a50 is made of 0% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a96a50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,106,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 30%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.7, 34.9, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(17.53,35.74%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.53,52.66%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.0621,22.355,25.0634) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9642,19.3223,10.1086) |