Lye Tinted is pale, 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 | #8094a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d717f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lye Tinted Color. The Pure Zeal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bristol Beige (#93836f) for more calm effect. Try Plover Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d717f is the best complementary color to Lye Tinted. 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 #7f6b5d complementary color is Nevada, 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 Sand Dune are #7f5d60 and #7f7c5d. Thus found on the left and right of #7f6b5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Lye Tinted.
The split-complementary Lye Tinted palette consists of #5d607f and #5d7f7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d717f). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #7f6b5d, 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 #7f6b5d 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 Lye Tinted. Thus Dolphin and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lye Tinted contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Glade Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f6b5d 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. Lye Tinted tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5d717f) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d7f6b and #7f5d70.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f6b5d is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Lye Tinted has a hue angle of 24.71°, a saturation of 15.45% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f6b5d is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #7f6b5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,107,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 13.33, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(24.71,15.45%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.71,26.77%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.7344,5.5889,10.7877) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9859,15.8177,12.5665) |