Raw Linen Color

#cc8844

Raw Linen is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #37b
Complementary Color #4387cc
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Raw Linen Color Sample
Raw Linen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc8844

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Raw Linen Color. The Desert Spice 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 Mango Mojito (#d69c2f) for more energetic effect. Try Camel as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4387cc is the best complementary color to Raw Linen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c84 complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc4343 and #cbcc43. Thus found on the left and right of #c84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Turmeric colors as they work well with Raw Linen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Raw Linen palette consists of #4343cc and #43cbcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4387cc). Try Governor Bay and Turquoise colors in combination with #c84, 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 #c84 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Raw Linen. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Raw Linen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c84 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid 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. Raw Linen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4387cc) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43cc88 and #cc4388.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc8844 is made of 50% red, 33% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Raw Linen has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc8844 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc8844
RGB Decimal rgb(204,136,68)
RGB Percentage 50%, 33%, 17%
CMYK 0, 26.67, 53.33, 20
HSL hsl(30,57.14%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,66.67%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.3918,19.629,46.1595)
XYZ xyz(34.7494,30.863,9.5945)
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