Centaur is calm, 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 | #6f98c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f6890 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Centaur Color. The Toffee color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Orange Ballad (#b56d41) for more energetic effect. Try Rich Sorrel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f6890 is the best complementary color to Centaur. 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 #90673f complementary color is Ming, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Potters Clay are #903f3f and #908f3f. Thus found on the left and right of #90673f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tosca and Sycamore colors as they work well with Centaur.
The split-complementary Centaur palette consists of #3f3f90 and #3f908f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f6890). Try Victoria and Ming colors in combination with #90673f, 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 #90673f 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 Centaur. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Centaur contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Goblin, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #90673f 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. Centaur tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3f6890) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f9067 and #903f67.
In a RGB color space, hex #90673f is made of 46% red, 33% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Centaur has a hue angle of 29.63°, a saturation of 39.13% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #90673f is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #90673f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,103,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 33%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 31.76, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(29.63,39.13%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.63,56.25%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.9596,11.7043,28.8927) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2491,15.9887,6.8796) |