Spicy Mix Color

#8b5f4d

Spicy Mix 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 #74a0b2
Complementary Color #4c788b
Color Shade: warm red (17.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.35% (better contrasting with white)
Spicy Mix Color Sample
Spicy Mix Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b5f4d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spicy Mix Color. The Mocha Mousse color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Cherrywood (#6b473d) for more calm effect. Try Santa Fe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4c788b is the best complementary color to Spicy Mix. 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 #8b5f4d complementary color is Bismark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #8b4c59 and #8b7d4c. Thus found on the left and right of #8b5f4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Shadow colors as they work well with Spicy Mix.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spicy Mix palette consists of #4c598b and #4c8b7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c788b). Try East Bay and Faded Jade colors in combination with #8b5f4d, 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 #8b5f4d 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 Spicy Mix. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad 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, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b5f4d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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 cool cyan complementary color (#4c788b) and two others. The Fruit Salad 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 #4c8b5f and #8b4c79.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b5f4d is made of 45% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Spicy Mix has a hue angle of 17.42°, a saturation of 28.7% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b5f4d is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #8b5f4d
RGB Decimal rgb(139,95,77)
RGB Percentage 45%, 31%, 25%
CMYK 0, 17.26, 24.31, 45.49
HSL hsl(17.42,28.7%,42.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.42,44.6%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.5315,15.6206,17.5141)
XYZ xyz(16.0792,14.2092,8.9164)
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