Saving Light is deep, 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 | #afe |
| Complementary Color | #054 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 16.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Saving Light Color. The Venetian Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wine Red (#7b0323) for more calm effect. Try Blood Brother as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#054 is the best complementary color to Saving Light. 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 #501 complementary color is White, 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 White are #55003b and #551900. Thus found on the left and right of #501 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blackberry and Indian Tan colors as they work well with Saving Light.
The split-complementary Saving Light palette consists of #003b55 and #005519 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#054). Try Prussian Blue and Camarone colors in combination with #501, 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 #501 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 Saving Light. Thus Stratos and Camarone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saving Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Verdun Green, and Tolopea split by 90° on the color wheel. #501 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. Saving Light tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#054) and two others. The Camarone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ripe Plum – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #105500 and #430055.
In a RGB color space, hex #550011 is made of 83% red, 0% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Saving Light has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #550011 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #550011 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,0,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 83%, 0%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.33, 26.66, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(348,100%,16.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348,100%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.3384,36.5995,16.317) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.8475,1.9718,0.7081) |