Japanese Iris is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #80a2c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3b5c7f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Iris Color. The Lonely Road 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 saturated alternative called Favourite Ale (#9d723e) for more energetic effect. Try Bone Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3b5c7f is the best complementary color to Japanese Iris. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f5d3b complementary color is East Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #7f3b3b and #7e7f3b. Thus found on the left and right of #7f5d3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Pesto colors as they work well with Japanese Iris.
The split-complementary Japanese Iris palette consists of #3b3b7f and #3b7e7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b5c7f). Try East Bay and Ming colors in combination with #7f5d3b, 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 #7f5d3b 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 Japanese Iris. Thus Victoria and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Japanese Iris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Goblin, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f5d3b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Japanese Iris tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3b5c7f) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b7f5d and #7f3b5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f5d3b is made of 46% red, 33% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Iris has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 36.56% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f5d3b is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #7f5d3b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,93,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 33%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 26.66, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(30,36.56%,36.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,53.54%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.241,9.555,24.8558) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4562,12.6565,5.8714) |