Redwood color represents the color of the redwood tree wood.
What color is Redwood?
Redwood color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Redwood is #A45A52, and the RGB color code is RGB(164, 90, 82).
In the RGB color model, Redwood has a red value of 164, a green value of 90, and a blue value of 82. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 45.1% magenta, 50.0% yellow, and 35.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 5.9° (degrees), 33.3 % saturation, and 48.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Redwood has a hue of 5.9° (degrees), 50.0 % saturation and 64.3 % brightness/value.
Redwood is cool or warm?
The color Redwood is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Redwood? (For interior and product design)
Redwood has an LRV of nearly 15.8. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 15.8 of Redwood with dark and light color
Is Redwood Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Redwood meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Redwood color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #A45A52
- Red
- A4
- Green
- 5A
- Blue
- 52
- Red
- 164 (64.3%)
- Green
- 90 (35.3%)
- Blue
- 82 (32.2%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 45.12%
- Yellow
- 50.00%
- Key
- 35.69%
- Hue
- 5.85°
- Saturation
- 33.33 %
- Lightness
- 48.24 %
- Hue
- 5.85°
- Saturation
- 50.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 64.31 %
- Red
- 122 (48.0%)
- Yellow
- 102 (39.8%)
- Blue
- 88 (34.3%)
- Hue
- 5.85°
- Whiteness
- 32.16 %
- Blackness
- 35.69 %
- Cyan
- 35.69%
- Magenta
- 64.71%
- Yellow
- 67.84%
- X
- 20.49
- Y
- 15.81
- Z
- 9.96
- Y1
- 15.81
- X
- 0.44
- Y2
- 0.34
- L
- 46.73
- A
- 29.41
- B
- 18.05
- L
- 46.73
- C
- 34.51
- H
- 31.54
- L
- 46.73
- U
- 52.95
- V
- 16.16
- L
- 39.77
- A
- 22.38
- B
- 12.99
- LRV
- ~ 15.8 %
- Munsell Color System
- 8.7R 4.5/6.2
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Redwood
These are the named colors closest to Redwood , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Redwood color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Redwood to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
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British Standard 4800
Redwood color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Redwood to British Standard 4800
RAL Design
Redwood color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Redwood to RAL Design
Paint similar to Redwood
These are the real paint colors closest to Redwood from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Redwood once it is on a wall.
Sherwin Williams
Redwood color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Redwood to Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
Redwood color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Redwood to Benjamin Moore
Farrow & Ball
Redwood color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Redwood to Farrow & Ball
Valspar
Redwood color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Redwood to Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Redwood color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Redwood to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
Redwood color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Redwood to PPG Paints
Behr
Redwood color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Redwood to Behr
Color Combinations
View more Redwood - #A45A52 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Redwood - #A45A52?
Color that best contrast with Redwood - #A45A52 is #529CA4, color name is Cadet Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Redwood - #A45A52?
Complementary or Opposite color for Redwood - #A45A52 is #529CA4, color name is Cadet Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Redwood - #A45A52 Color Images and Patterns
