Semi Sweet is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #94adaf |
| Complementary Color | #50696b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Semi Sweet Color. The Natural Copper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Antique Garnet (#8e5e5e) for more energetic effect. Try Warm Haze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#50696b is the best complementary color to Semi Sweet. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b5250 complementary color is Cutty Sark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #6b505b and #6b5f50. Thus found on the left and right of #6b5250 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Soya Bean colors as they work well with Semi Sweet.
The split-complementary Semi Sweet palette consists of #505b6b and #506b5f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#50696b). Try Shuttle Gray and Nandor colors in combination with #6b5250, 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 #6b5250 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Semi Sweet. Thus Smoky and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Semi Sweet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Siam, and Smoky split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b5250 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Semi Sweet tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#50696b) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #506b52 and #6b5069.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b5250 is made of 40% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Semi Sweet has a hue angle of 4.44°, a saturation of 14.44% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b5250 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6b5250 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,82,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 30%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 10.59, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(4.44,14.44%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.44,25.23%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.3709,10.084,5.1746) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5287,9.7396,8.9144) |