Red Curry is pale, 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 | #74a1ad |
| Complementary Color | #517f8b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Curry Color. The Painite color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wild Manzanita (#684944) for more calm effect. Try Hickory Stick as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#517f8b is the best complementary color to Red Curry. 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 #8b5e52 complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Au Chico are #8b5162 and #8b7a51. Thus found on the left and right of #8b5e52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Shadow colors as they work well with Red Curry.
The split-complementary Red Curry palette consists of #51628b and #518b7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#517f8b). Try Kashmir Blue and Como colors in combination with #8b5e52, 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 #8b5e52 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 Red Curry. Thus Butterfly Bush and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Curry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b5e52 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Curry tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#517f8b) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #518b5e and #8b517e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b5e52 is made of 44% red, 30% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Red Curry has a hue angle of 12.63°, a saturation of 25.79% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b5e52 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b5e52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,94,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 30%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 22.35, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(12.63,25.79%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12.63,41.01%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.3811,16.8062,14.3159) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1732,14.1036,9.8525) |