Red Cedar is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #278987 |
| Complementary Color | #75d8d6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Cedar Color. The Marker Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mandy (#cd525b) for more calm effect. Try All Dressed Up as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#75d8d6 is the best complementary color to Red Cedar. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d87678 complementary color is Bermuda, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of New York Pink are #d875a8 and #d8a475. Thus found on the left and right of #d87678 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Whiskey colors as they work well with Red Cedar.
The split-complementary Red Cedar palette consists of #75a8d8 and #75d8a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75d8d6). Try Danube and Bermuda colors in combination with #d87678, 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 #d87678 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Cedar. Thus Moody Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Cedar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda, Feijoa, and Lilac Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d87678 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Cedar tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#75d8d6) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Bermuda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77d875 and #d675d8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d87678 is made of 48% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Red Cedar has a hue angle of 358.78°, a saturation of 55.68% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d87678 is made of 0% cyan, 38.44% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d87678 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,118,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 26%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.44, 37.65, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(358.78,55.68%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.78,45.37%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7038,38.3276,16.0793) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1875,28.9119,21.3371) |