Sedona Canyon Color

#c16a55

Sedona Canyon is calm, 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 #3e95aa
Complementary Color #54abc1
Color Shade: mid red (11.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Sedona Canyon Color Sample
Sedona Canyon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c16a55

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sedona Canyon Color. The Fireplace Glow 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 saturated alternative called Helena Rose (#d28b72) for more energetic effect. Try Squig Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#54abc1 is the best complementary color to Sedona Canyon. 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 #c16a55 complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c15475 and #c1a054. Thus found on the left and right of #c16a55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Twine colors as they work well with Sedona Canyon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sedona Canyon palette consists of #5475c1 and #54c1a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54abc1). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c16a55, 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 #c16a55 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 Sedona Canyon. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sedona Canyon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c16a55 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Sedona Canyon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#54abc1) and two others. The Emerald 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 #54c16a and #c154ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c16a55 is made of 50% red, 28% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Sedona Canyon has a hue angle of 11.67°, a saturation of 46.55% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c16a55 is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 42.36% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #c16a55
RGB Decimal rgb(193,106,85)
RGB Percentage 50%, 28%, 22%
CMYK 0, 34.12, 42.36, 24.31
HSL hsl(11.67,46.55%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(11.67,55.96%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.3453,32.5645,27.0716)
XYZ xyz(28.786,22.3014,11.3817)
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