Chili Con Carne 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 | #67a1d4 |
| Complementary Color | #2a6498 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chili Con Carne Color. The Copper 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 Tuscany (#bd5e2e) for more energetic effect. Try Bark Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2a6498 is the best complementary color to Chili Con Carne. 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 #985e2b complementary color is St Tropaz, 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 Paarl are #982a2e and #98942a. Thus found on the left and right of #985e2b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stiletto and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Chili Con Carne.
The split-complementary Chili Con Carne palette consists of #2a2e98 and #2a9894 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a6498). Try Jacksons Purple and Lochinvar colors in combination with #985e2b, 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 #985e2b 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 Chili Con Carne. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chili Con Carne contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary St Tropaz, Forest Green, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #985e2b 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. Chili Con Carne tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2a6498) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary St Tropaz. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a985e and #982a64.
In a RGB color space, hex #985e2b is made of 53% red, 33% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Chili Con Carne has a hue angle of 28.07°, a saturation of 55.9% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #985e2b is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 42.75% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #985e2b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,94,43) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 33%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.75, 42.75, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(28.07,55.9%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.07,71.71%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.4353,19.031,38.152) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3876,14.8552,4.2364) |