Young Redwood is soft, 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 | #54b1ad |
| Complementary Color | #4eaba7 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Redwood Color. The Red Elegance 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 saturated alternative called Red Bay (#8e3738) for more energetic effect. Try Berry Crush as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4eaba7 is the best complementary color to Young Redwood. 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 #ab4e52 complementary color is Tradewind, 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 Matrix are #ab4e80 and #ab784e. Thus found on the left and right of #ab4e52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Santa Fe colors as they work well with Young Redwood.
The split-complementary Young Redwood palette consists of #4e80ab and #4eab78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4eaba7). Try Wedgewood and Ocean Green colors in combination with #ab4e52, 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 #ab4e52 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 Young Redwood. Thus Blue Violet and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Young Redwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab4e52 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. Young Redwood tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4eaba7) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Tradewind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51ab4e and #a64eab.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab4e52 is made of 52% red, 24% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Young Redwood has a hue angle of 357.42°, a saturation of 37.35% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab4e52 is made of 0% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab4e52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,78,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 24%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.47, 34.9, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(357.42,37.35%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.42,54.39%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.2426,38.4958,16.2237) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.042,14.7159,9.7141) |