Hazel 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 | #518daf |
| Complementary Color | #508bae |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hazel Color. The Craft Paper color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Baked Cookie (#89674a) for more calm effect. Try Persimmon Varnish as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#508bae is the best complementary color to Hazel. 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 #ae7250 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 #ae505d and #aea150. Thus found on the left and right of #ae7250 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Husk colors as they work well with Hazel.
The split-complementary Hazel palette consists of #505dae and #50aea1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#508bae). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #ae7250, 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 #ae7250 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 Hazel. Thus Studio and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hazel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fruit Salad, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae7250 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. Hazel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#508bae) and two others. The Fern 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 #50ae72 and #ae508b.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae7250 is made of 47% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Hazel has a hue angle of 21.7°, a saturation of 37.01% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae7250 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 36.87% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae7250 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,114,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 31%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 36.87, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(21.7,37.01%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.7,54.02%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.6134,19.9629,28.4612) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9208,21.6125,10.4476) |