Picante is soft, 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 | #72c0d2 |
| Complementary Color | #2d7a8d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Picante Color. The Red Stage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fired Brick (#6a2e2a) for more calm effect. Try Hairy Heath as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2d7a8d is the best complementary color to Picante. 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 #8d3f2d complementary color is Calypso, 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 Mule Fawn are #8d2d4b and #8d6f2d. Thus found on the left and right of #8d3f2d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Pesto colors as they work well with Picante.
The split-complementary Picante palette consists of #2d4a8d and #2d8d6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d7a8d). Try Sapphire and Lochinvar colors in combination with #8d3f2d, 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 #8d3f2d 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 Picante. Thus Minsk and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Picante contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calypso, Apple, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d3f2d 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. Picante tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2d7a8d) 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 #2d8d3f and #8d2d7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d3f2d is made of 57% red, 25% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Picante has a hue angle of 11.25°, a saturation of 51.61% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d3f2d is made of 0% cyan, 30.58% magenta, 37.64% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d3f2d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,63,45) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 25%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.58, 37.64, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(11.25,51.61%,36.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.25,68.09%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.7568,31.7629,26.7637) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2357,9.4072,3.6008) |