Wild Thing Color

#654243

Wild Thing 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 #9abdbc
Complementary Color #426563
Color Shade: cool red (358.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.75% (better contrasting with white)
Wild Thing Color Sample
Wild Thing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #654243

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Thing Color. The Rose Branch 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 Falcon Wing (#76595e) for more calm effect. Try Cordial as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#426563 is the best complementary color to Wild Thing. 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 #654243 complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #654254 and #655242. Thus found on the left and right of #654243 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Wild Thing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wild Thing palette consists of #425465 and #426552 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#426563). Try Fiord and Mineral Green colors in combination with #654243, 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 #654243 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 Wild Thing. Thus Mulled Wine and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wild Thing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Axolotl, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #654243 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Wild Thing tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#426563) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #436542 and #634265.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #654243 is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Thing has a hue angle of 358.29°, a saturation of 20.96% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #654243 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 60.39% black ink.

HEX #654243
RGB Decimal rgb(101,66,67)
RGB Percentage 43%, 28%, 29%
CMYK 0, 13.73, 13.34, 60.39
HSL hsl(358.29,20.96%,32.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.29,34.65%,39.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.9621,15.3456,5.6025)
XYZ xyz(8.3282,7.0684,6.2356)
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