Red Stage Color

#ad522e

Red Stage is soft, 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 #52add1
Complementary Color #2e88ad
Color Shade: warm red (17.01° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.94% (better contrasting with white)
Red Stage Color Sample
Red Stage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad522e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Stage Color. The Chivalrous Fox color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Apricot Orange (#c86b3c) for more calm effect. Try Pookie Bear as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2e88ad is the best complementary color to Red Stage. 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 #ad522e complementary color is Astral, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Paarl are #ad2e49 and #ad912e. Thus found on the left and right of #ad522e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Well Read and Alpine colors as they work well with Red Stage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Stage palette consists of #2e49ad and #2ead91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e88ad). Try Governor Bay and Jungle Green colors in combination with #ad522e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ad522e 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 Red Stage. Thus Purple Heart and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Stage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad522e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Stage tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2e88ad) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2ead52 and #ad2e89.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad522e is made of 57% red, 27% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Red Stage has a hue angle of 17.01°, a saturation of 57.99% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad522e is made of 0% cyan, 35.68% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad522e
RGB Decimal rgb(173,82,46)
RGB Percentage 57%, 27%, 15%
CMYK 0, 35.68, 49.8, 32.16
HSL hsl(17.01,57.99%,42.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.01,73.41%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.7928,34.6899,37.8597)
XYZ xyz(20.744,15.1161,4.4091)
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