Maple Red is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #40aeb1 |
| Complementary Color | #4ebbbf |
| Color Shade: | mid red (1.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Maple Red Color. The Abbey Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bombay Pink (#c9736a) for more calm effect. Try Red Orpiment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4ebbbf is the best complementary color to Maple Red. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bf514e complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #bf4e83 and #bf894e. Thus found on the left and right of #bf514e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Twine colors as they work well with Maple Red.
The split-complementary Maple Red palette consists of #4e83bf and #4ebf89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4ebbbf). Try Steel Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #bf514e, 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 #bf514e offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Maple Red. Thus Blue Violet and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Maple Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf514e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Maple Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4ebbbf) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ebf51 and #bf4ebb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bf514e is made of 55% red, 23% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Maple Red has a hue angle of 1.59°, a saturation of 46.89% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf514e is made of 0% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 44.31% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bf514e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,81,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 23%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 43.14, 44.31, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(1.59,46.89%,52.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(1.59,59.16%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.8979,44.0226,24.0429) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8034,17.5113,9.2278) |