Spicy Mix Color

#885342

Spicy Mix is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #77acbd
Complementary Color #427788
Color Shade: mid red (14.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.61% (better contrasting with white)
Spicy Mix Color Sample
Spicy Mix Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #885342

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spicy Mix Color. The Foxfire Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tasty Toffee (#9b6d54) for more calm effect. Try Red Cent as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#427788 is the best complementary color to Spicy Mix. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #885342 complementary color is Bismark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #884254 and #887642. Thus found on the left and right of #885342 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Spicy Mix.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spicy Mix palette consists of #425488 and #428875 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#427788). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #885342, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #885342 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spicy Mix. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spicy Mix contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #885342 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spicy Mix tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#427788) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #428853 and #884276.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #885342 is made of 48% red, 29% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Spicy Mix has a hue angle of 14.57°, a saturation of 34.65% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #885342 is made of 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #885342
RGB Decimal rgb(136,83,66)
RGB Percentage 48%, 29%, 23%
CMYK 0, 20.78, 27.45, 46.67
HSL hsl(14.57,34.65%,39.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.57,51.47%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.9191,20.1553,19.238)
XYZ xyz(14.23,11.8141,6.6846)
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