Hickory Branch is pale, 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 | #547d8b |
| Complementary Color | #749caa |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hickory Branch Color. The Adobe Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sun Baked Earth (#a36658) for more energetic effect. Try Terra Cotta Sun as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#749caa is the best complementary color to Hickory Branch. 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 #ab8274 complementary color is Gothic, 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 Sandal are #aa7481 and #aa9d74. Thus found on the left and right of #ab8274 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Donkey Brown colors as they work well with Hickory Branch.
The split-complementary Hickory Branch palette consists of #7481aa and #74aa9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#749caa). Try Bermuda Gray and Acapulco colors in combination with #ab8274, 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 #ab8274 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hickory Branch. Thus Kimberly and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hickory Branch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gothic, Chelsea Cucumber, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab8274 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. Hickory Branch tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#749caa) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gothic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #74aa82 and #aa749c.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab8274 is made of 41% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Hickory Branch has a hue angle of 15.27°, a saturation of 24.66% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab8274 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab8274 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,130,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 31%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 21.57, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(15.27,24.66%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.27,32.16%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.9269,13.7631,13.6817) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9296,25.8841,20.0471) |