Natural Spring is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #557c74 |
| Complementary Color | #83a9a1 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (347.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Natural Spring Color. The Wild Geranium color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brickwork Red (#986971) for more calm effect. Try Delhi Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#83a9a1 is the best complementary color to Natural Spring. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa838b complementary color is Cascade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #a9839e and #a98e83. Thus found on the left and right of #aa838b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Sandrift colors as they work well with Natural Spring.
The split-complementary Natural Spring palette consists of #839ea9 and #83a98e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83a9a1). Try Gumbo and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #aa838b, 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 #aa838b offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Natural Spring. Thus Manatee and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Natural Spring contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cascade, Sage, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa838b square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Natural Spring tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#83a9a1) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Cascade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ba983 and #a183a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa838b is made of 39% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Natural Spring has a hue angle of 347.69°, a saturation of 18.66% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa838b is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa838b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,131,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 30%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.3, 12.16, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(347.69,18.66%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(347.69,22.94%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.6422,16.2379,1.4777) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3541,26.6427,28.0215) |