Deer Valley is pale, 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 | #385b7a |
| Complementary Color | #85a8c7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Deer Valley Color. The Cognac Brown 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 saturated alternative called Toasted Nut (#c08768) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Ecru as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#85a8c7 is the best complementary color to Deer Valley. 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 #c7a485 complementary color is Polo 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 Sorrell Brown are #c78587 and #c7c585. Thus found on the left and right of #c7a485 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Deer Valley.
The split-complementary Deer Valley palette consists of #8586c7 and #85c7c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85a8c7). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #c7a485, 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 #c7a485 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 Deer Valley. Thus East Side and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deer Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7a485 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. Deer Valley tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#85a8c7) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85c7a4 and #c785a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7a485 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Deer Valley has a hue angle of 28.18°, a saturation of 37.08% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7a485 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7a485 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,164,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 25.88, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(28.18,37.08%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.18,33.17%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7439,8.3965,20.9222) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0623,40.3865,27.8215) |