Pepper Spice 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 | #718fa6 |
| Complementary Color | #59778e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pepper Spice Color. The Mesa Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Coffee (#706555) for more calm effect. Try Yorkshire Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#59778e is the best complementary color to Pepper 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 #8e7059 complementary color is Smalt Blue, 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 Beaver are #8e595c and #8e8a59. Thus found on the left and right of #8e7059 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Pepper Spice.
The split-complementary Pepper Spice palette consists of #595c8e and #598e8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59778e). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #8e7059, 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 #8e7059 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 Pepper Spice. Thus Kimberly and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pepper Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Glade Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e7059 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. Pepper Spice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#59778e) 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 #598e70 and #8e5976.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e7059 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Pepper Spice has a hue angle of 26.04°, a saturation of 22.94% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e7059 is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8e7059 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,112,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 20.79, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(26.04,22.94%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.04,37.32%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5693,8.4533,17.2976) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7527,18.0604,11.9488) |