Red Sparowes Color

#c8756d

Red Sparowes 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 #378a92
Complementary Color #6dbfc7
Color Shade: mid red (5.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Red Sparowes Color Sample
Red Sparowes Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8756d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Sparowes Color. The Pepper & Spice color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Paddy (#da9585) for more energetic effect. Try Muted Clay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6dbfc7 is the best complementary color to Red Sparowes. 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 #c8756d complementary color is Downy, 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 Contessa are #c76d92 and #c7a26d. Thus found on the left and right of #c8756d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Laser colors as they work well with Red Sparowes.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Sparowes palette consists of #6d92c7 and #6dc7a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6dbfc7). Try Danube and De York colors in combination with #c8756d, 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 #c8756d 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 Red Sparowes. Thus Blue Marguerite and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Sparowes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8756d 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. Red Sparowes tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6dbfc7) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Downy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6dc775 and #c76dc0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8756d is made of 47% red, 27% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Red Sparowes has a hue angle of 5.27°, a saturation of 45.27% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8756d is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 35.68% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c8756d
RGB Decimal rgb(200,117,109)
RGB Percentage 47%, 27%, 26%
CMYK 0, 32.55, 35.68, 21.57
HSL hsl(5.27,45.27%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.27,45.5%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.1376,31.6536,18.5254)
XYZ xyz(32.941,26.1061,17.7708)
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