Scented Clove is pale, 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 | #9eadb3 |
| Complementary Color | #4c5a61 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Scented Clove Color. The Roman Coffee 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 Rockweed (#443735) for more energetic effect. Try Chivalrous Walrus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c5a61 is the best complementary color to Scented Clove. 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 #61524c complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #614c50 and #615c4c. Thus found on the left and right of #61524c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Soya Bean colors as they work well with Scented Clove.
The split-complementary Scented Clove palette consists of #4c5061 and #4c615c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c5a61). Try Trout and Nandor colors in combination with #61524c, 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 #61524c 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 Scented Clove. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scented Clove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Axolotl, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #61524c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scented Clove tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4c5a61) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c6152 and #614c5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #61524c is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Scented Clove has a hue angle of 17.14°, a saturation of 12.14% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #61524c is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #61524c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,82,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 8.24, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(17.14,12.14%,33.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.14,21.65%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.1719,5.1218,5.8164) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2516,9.0978,8.1059) |