Cardamom Spice 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 | #7c8e9a |
| Complementary Color | #647683 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cardamom Spice Color. The Light Mahogany color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Natural Bark (#6d574d) for more energetic effect. Try Pine Cone Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#647683 is the best complementary color to Cardamom 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 #837165 complementary color is Pale Sky, 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 #836467 and #838064. Thus found on the left and right of #837165 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Cardamom Spice.
The split-complementary Cardamom Spice palette consists of #646783 and #648380 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#647683). Try Comet and Juniper colors in combination with #837165, 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 #837165 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 Cardamom Spice. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cardamom Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Glade Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #837165 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. Cardamom Spice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#647683) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Pale Sky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #648371 and #836476.
In a RGB color space, hex #837165 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Cardamom Spice has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 12.93% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #837165 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #837165 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,113,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 11.76, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(24,12.93%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,22.9%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9767,4.9935,9.2521) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6142,17.5751,14.7759) |