Oriental Spice is calm, 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 | #74aece |
| Complementary Color | #306a8b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oriental Spice Color. The Hot Ginger color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cathay Spice (#99642c) for more energetic effect. Try Kabacha Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#306a8b is the best complementary color to Oriental 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 #8b5131 complementary color is Calypso, 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 Mule Fawn are #8b303d and #8b7d30. Thus found on the left and right of #8b5131 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching El Salva and Pesto colors as they work well with Oriental Spice.
The split-complementary Oriental Spice palette consists of #303d8b and #308b7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#306a8b). Try Chambray and Lochinvar colors in combination with #8b5131, 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 #8b5131 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 Oriental Spice. Thus Minsk and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oriental Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calypso, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b5131 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. Oriental Spice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#306a8b) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Calypso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #308b51 and #8b306b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b5131 is made of 52% red, 30% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Oriental Spice has a hue angle of 21.33°, a saturation of 47.87% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b5131 is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b5131 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,81,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 30%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.75, 35.29, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(21.33,47.87%,36.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.33,64.75%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.566,21.1433,28.9037) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1443,11.5956,4.3984) |