Spice is calm, 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 | #95bbd1 |
| Complementary Color | #2d536a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spice Color. The Vaquero Boots color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Japanese Iris (#7f5d3b) for more calm effect. Try Burled Redwood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2d536a is the best complementary color to Spice. 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 #6a442e complementary color is San Juan, 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 Spice are #6a2d36 and #6a612d. Thus found on the left and right of #6a442e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Costa Del Sol colors as they work well with Spice.
The split-complementary Spice palette consists of #2d356a and #2d6a62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d536a). Try Rhino and Casal colors in combination with #6a442e, 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 #6a442e 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 Spice. Thus Jacarta and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Killarney, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a442e 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. Spice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2d536a) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2d6a44 and #6a2d53.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a442e is made of 48% red, 31% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Spice has a hue angle of 22°, a saturation of 39.47% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a442e is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a442e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,68,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 31%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 23.53, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(22,39.47%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22,56.6%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.6912,13.756,19.9732) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5041,7.3957,3.5641) |