Wheatberry Color

#c8865e

Wheatberry 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 #3779a1
Complementary Color #5d9fc8
Color Shade: warm red (22.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.65% (better contrasting with white)
Wheatberry Color Sample
Wheatberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8865e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheatberry Color. The Clay Pot color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Albuquerque (#cca47e) for more calm effect. Try Gehenna's Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5d9fc8 is the best complementary color to Wheatberry. 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 #c8865e complementary color is Danube, 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 Antique Brass are #c85d6b and #c8bb5d. Thus found on the left and right of #c8865e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Sundance colors as they work well with Wheatberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wheatberry palette consists of #5d6ac8 and #5dc8ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d9fc8). Try Indigo and Downy colors in combination with #c8865e, 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 #c8865e 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 Wheatberry. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wheatberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8865e 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. Wheatberry tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5d9fc8) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5dc885 and #c85d9f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8865e is made of 47% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Wheatberry has a hue angle of 22.64°, a saturation of 49.07% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8865e is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 41.57% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c8865e
RGB Decimal rgb(200,134,94)
RGB Percentage 47%, 31%, 22%
CMYK 0, 25.88, 41.57, 21.57
HSL hsl(22.64,49.07%,57.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.64,53%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.7729,20.9735,31.7342)
XYZ xyz(34.3649,30.1377,14.5956)
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