Cordial is calm, 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 | #79b3ad |
| Complementary Color | #4c857f |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cordial Color. The Budōnezumi Grape color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Splatter (#a9586c) for more energetic effect. Try Red Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4c857f is the best complementary color to Cordial. 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 #864c52 complementary color is Faded Jade, 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 Copper Rust are #854c6e and #85634c. Thus found on the left and right of #864c52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Shadow colors as they work well with Cordial.
The split-complementary Cordial palette consists of #4c6e85 and #4c8563 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c857f). Try Bismark and Como colors in combination with #864c52, 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 #864c52 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 Cordial. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cordial contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Dingley, and Butterfly Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #864c52 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. Cordial tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4c857f) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #52854c and #7f4c85.
In a RGB color space, hex #864c52 is made of 46% red, 26% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cordial has a hue angle of 353.79°, a saturation of 27.62% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #864c52 is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #864c52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,76,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 26%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.75, 20.39, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(353.79,27.62%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.79,43.28%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.3206,25.2232,7.1706) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9389,10.8464,9.3415) |