Korma is soft, 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 | #70b4f1 |
| Complementary Color | #0e528f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Korma Color. The Rust 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 Elm Brown Red (#b25b09) for more energetic effect. Try Honey Ginger as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0e528f is the best complementary color to Korma. 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 #8f4b0e complementary color is Tory 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 Korma are #8f0e11 and #8f8b0e. Thus found on the left and right of #8f4b0e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tamarillo and Buttered Rum colors as they work well with Korma.
The split-complementary Korma palette consists of #0e118f and #0e8f8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0e528f). Try Ultramarine and Blue Chill colors in combination with #8f4b0e, 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 #8f4b0e 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 Korma. Thus Blue Gem and Salem giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Korma contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tory Blue, Bilbao, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f4b0e 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. Korma tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0e528f) and two others. The Salem is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose Bud Cherry – 120° from the complementary Tory Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0e8f4b and #8f0e51.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f4b0e is made of 62% red, 32% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Korma has a hue angle of 28.37°, a saturation of 82.17% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f4b0e is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 50.59% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f4b0e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,75,14) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 32%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 50.59, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(28.37,82.17%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.37,90.21%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.4175,24.7052,44.7288) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.923,10.9035,1.7862) |