Xmas Candy is deep, 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 | #66ffdf |
| Complementary Color | #009979 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (347.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Xmas Candy Color. The Traditional Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Screamer Pink (#ab0040) for more calm effect. Try Fancy Red Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#009979 is the best complementary color to Xmas Candy. 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 #990020 complementary color is Green Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Carmine are #99006c and #992c00. Thus found on the left and right of #990020 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Oregon colors as they work well with Xmas Candy.
The split-complementary Xmas Candy palette consists of #006c99 and #00992c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009979). Try Bahama Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #990020, 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 #990020 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 Xmas Candy. Thus Smalt and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Xmas Candy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Haze, Limeade, and Kingfisher Daisy split by 90° on the color wheel. #990020 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Xmas Candy tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#009979) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Green Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #209900 and #790099.
In a RGB color space, hex #990020 is made of 83% red, 0% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Xmas Candy has a hue angle of 347.45°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #990020 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 47.45% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #990020 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,0,32) |
| RGB Percentage | 83%, 0%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 60, 47.45, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(347.45,100%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(347.45,100%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.5243,55.3691,29.277) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3976,6.8766,1.9877) |