Western Sunrise Color

#daa36f

Western Sunrise 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 #255c90
Complementary Color #6fa5d9
Color Shade: warm red (29.16° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.51% (better contrasting with white)
Western Sunrise Color Sample
Western Sunrise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #daa36f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Western Sunrise Color. The Brandy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lira (#e2c28d) for more energetic effect. Try Expedition Khaki as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6fa5d9 is the best complementary color to Western Sunrise. 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 #daa36f 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 #d96f70 and #d9d86f. Thus found on the left and right of #daa36f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japonica and Chenin colors as they work well with Western Sunrise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Western Sunrise palette consists of #6f70d9 and #6fd9d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6fa5d9). Try Moody Blue and Viking colors in combination with #daa36f, 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 #daa36f 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 Western Sunrise. Thus Medium Purple and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Western Sunrise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #daa36f 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. Western Sunrise tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6fa5d9) 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 #6fd9a3 and #d96fa5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #daa36f is made of 44% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Western Sunrise has a hue angle of 29.16°, a saturation of 59.12% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #daa36f is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #daa36f
RGB Decimal rgb(218,163,111)
RGB Percentage 44%, 33%, 23%
CMYK 0, 21.57, 41.96, 14.51
HSL hsl(29.16,59.12%,64.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.16,49.08%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.0412,14.1731,34.8338)
XYZ xyz(44.8799,42.2475,20.8281)
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