Carmel 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 | #6ea0c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d6e91 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carmel Color. The Clay Brown 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 Hearth Gold (#a17135) for more energetic effect. Try Brown Wood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d6e91 is the best complementary color to Carmel. 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 #915f3d complementary color is Calypso, 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 Potters Clay are #913d45 and #91893d. Thus found on the left and right of #915f3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tosca and Sycamore colors as they work well with Carmel.
The split-complementary Carmel palette consists of #3d4491 and #3d9189 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d6e91). Try Chambray and Paradiso colors in combination with #915f3d, 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 #915f3d 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 Carmel. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carmel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calypso, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #915f3d 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. Carmel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3d6e91) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary Calypso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d915f and #913d6e.
In a RGB color space, hex #915f3d is made of 48% red, 32% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Carmel has a hue angle of 24.29°, a saturation of 40.78% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #915f3d is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #915f3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,95,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 32%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 32.94, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(24.29,40.78%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.29,57.93%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.9991,16.6236,27.6275) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6116,14.5411,6.3461) |