Velvet Cape is pale, 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 | #9dc6be |
| Complementary Color | #386259 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Cape Color. The Red Elegance color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dark Earth (#884455) for more energetic effect. Try Classic Berry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#386259 is the best complementary color to Velvet Cape. 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 #623941 complementary color is Stromboli, 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 Congo Brown are #623855 and #624538. Thus found on the left and right of #623941 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Millbrook colors as they work well with Velvet Cape.
The split-complementary Velvet Cape palette consists of #385562 and #386245 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#386259). Try Fiord and Killarney colors in combination with #623941, 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 #623941 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 Velvet Cape. Thus Pickled Bluewood and Chalet Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Cape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stromboli, Verdigris, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #623941 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. Velvet Cape tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#386259) and two others. The Chalet Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Stromboli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #416238 and #593862.
In a RGB color space, hex #623941 is made of 45% red, 26% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Cape has a hue angle of 348.29°, a saturation of 26.45% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #623941 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #623941 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(98,57,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 26%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 12.94, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(348.29,26.45%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.29,41.84%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.1704,19.322,2.8541) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4543,5.9046,5.7478) |