Japanese Yew Color

#d8a373

Japanese Yew 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 #275c8c
Complementary Color #72a8d8
Color Shade: warm red (28.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Japanese Yew Color Sample
Japanese Yew Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8a373

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Yew Color. The Birdseye Maple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Copper Wire (#db8b67) for more energetic effect. Try Sahara Gravel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#72a8d8 is the best complementary color to Japanese Yew. 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 #d8a373 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 Whiskey are #d87275 and #d8d572. Thus found on the left and right of #d8a373 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Tacha colors as they work well with Japanese Yew.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Japanese Yew palette consists of #7275d8 and #72d8d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72a8d8). Try Moody Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #d8a373, 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 #d8a373 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 Japanese Yew. Thus Lilac Bush and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Japanese Yew contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8a373 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. Japanese Yew tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#72a8d8) and two others. The Bermuda 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 #72d8a3 and #d872a8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8a373 is made of 44% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Yew has a hue angle of 28.51°, a saturation of 56.42% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8a373 is made of 0% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #d8a373
RGB Decimal rgb(216,163,115)
RGB Percentage 44%, 33%, 23%
CMYK 0, 20.79, 39.61, 15.29
HSL hsl(28.51,56.42%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.51,46.76%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.8924,13.7439,32.4791)
XYZ xyz(44.5106,42.0311,21.9865)
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