Japanese Wax Tree Color

#b77b57

Japanese Wax Tree 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 #4884a8
Complementary Color #5793b7
Color Shade: warm red (22.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.94% (better contrasting with white)
Japanese Wax Tree Color Sample
Japanese Wax Tree Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b77b57

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Wax Tree Color. The Earthen Jug color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tavern Creek (#957046) for more calm effect. Try Pale Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5793b7 is the best complementary color to Japanese Wax Tree. 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 #b77b57 complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Santa Fe are #b75763 and #b7ab57. Thus found on the left and right of #b77b57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Husk colors as they work well with Japanese Wax Tree.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Japanese Wax Tree palette consists of #5762b7 and #57b7ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5793b7). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b77b57, 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 #b77b57 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 Japanese Wax Tree. Thus Studio and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Japanese Wax Tree contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b77b57 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. Japanese Wax Tree tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5793b7) 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 #57b77b and #b75793.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b77b57 is made of 47% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Wax Tree has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b77b57 is made of 0% cyan, 23.52% magenta, 37.64% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b77b57
RGB Decimal rgb(183,123,87)
RGB Percentage 47%, 31%, 22%
CMYK 0, 23.52, 37.64, 28.24
HSL hsl(22.5,40%,52.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.5,52.46%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.9987,19.3518,29.0892)
XYZ xyz(28.3317,24.9213,12.3339)
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