Exotica Color

#938586

Exotica is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #6c7a79
Complementary Color #859392
Color Shade: cool red (355.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.9% (better contrasting with white)
Exotica Color Sample
Exotica Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #938586

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Exotica Color. The Emotive Ring color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grapy (#786e70) for more calm effect. Try Opium as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#859392 is the best complementary color to Exotica. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #938586 complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hurricane are #93858d and #938b85. Thus found on the left and right of #938586 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Natural Gray colors as they work well with Exotica.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Exotica palette consists of #858d93 and #85938b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#859392). Try Oslo Gray and Mantle colors in combination with #938586, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #938586 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Exotica. Thus Waterloo and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Exotica contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Lemon Grass, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #938586 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Exotica tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#859392) and two others. The Stack is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #869385 and #928593.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #938586 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Exotica has a hue angle of 355.71°, a saturation of 6.09% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #938586 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 42.35% black ink.

HEX #938586
RGB Decimal rgb(147,133,134)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 5.1, 42.35
HSL hsl(355.71,6.09%,54.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355.71,9.52%,57.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.7813,5.4601,1.3755)
XYZ xyz(24.7232,24.6993,26.0186)
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