Patchwork Plum 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 | #819695 |
| Complementary Color | #687e7d |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Patchwork Plum Color. The Night Romance color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Raw Edge (#9e7172) for more energetic effect. Try Plumberry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#687e7d is the best complementary color to Patchwork Plum. 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 #7e696a complementary color is Sirocco, 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 Spicy Pink are #7e6874 and #7e7268. Thus found on the left and right of #7e696a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Sandstone colors as they work well with Patchwork Plum.
The split-complementary Patchwork Plum palette consists of #68747e and #687e72 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#687e7d). Try Pale Sky and Viridian Green colors in combination with #7e696a, 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 #7e696a 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 Patchwork Plum. Thus Dolphin and Glade Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Patchwork Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Limed Ash, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e696a 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. Patchwork Plum tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#687e7d) and two others. The Glade Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rum – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #697e68 and #7d687e.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e696a is made of 37% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Patchwork Plum has a hue angle of 357.14°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e696a is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7e696a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,105,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 7.84, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(357.14,9.09%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.14,16.67%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.4177,8.5071,2.5497) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2573,15.5794,15.7859) |