Plum Sauce is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #95c6c6 |
| Complementary Color | #386a6a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Sauce Color. The Lineage color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rudraksha Beads (#894e45) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Terra Cotta as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#386a6a is the best complementary color to Plum Sauce. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a3939 complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buccaneer are #6a3851 and #6a5138. Thus found on the left and right of #6a3939 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Plum Sauce.
The split-complementary Plum Sauce palette consists of #38516a and #386a51 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#386a6a). Try Fiord and Killarney colors in combination with #6a3939, 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 #6a3939 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 Plum Sauce. Thus Rhino and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Sauce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a3939 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Plum Sauce tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#386a6a) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #386a38 and #6a386a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a3939 is made of 48% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Sauce has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 30.06% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a3939 is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a3939 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,57,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 26%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 19.22, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(0,30.06%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,46.23%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.1224,21.6395,9.589) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1455,6.2858,4.6549) |