Seville Scarlet 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 | #6aa7bc |
| Complementary Color | #437f95 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Seville Scarlet Color. The Tuscan Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moose Fur (#725440) for more calm effect. Try Dancing Dogs as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#437f95 is the best complementary color to Seville Scarlet. 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 #955843 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Sepia Skin are #954357 and #958143. Thus found on the left and right of #955843 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Sycamore colors as they work well with Seville Scarlet.
The split-complementary Seville Scarlet palette consists of #435695 and #439581 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#437f95). Try Victoria and Viridian colors in combination with #955843, 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 #955843 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 Seville Scarlet. Thus Victoria and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Seville Scarlet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Apple, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #955843 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. Seville Scarlet tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#437f95) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #439558 and #95437f.
In a RGB color space, hex #955843 is made of 49% red, 29% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Seville Scarlet has a hue angle of 15.37°, a saturation of 37.96% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #955843 is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #955843 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,88,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 29%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 32.16, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(15.37,37.96%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.37,55.03%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.9074,22.9227,22.8707) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8973,13.7743,7.0783) |