Spicy Hue is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #66b4ca |
| Complementary Color | #358399 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spicy Hue Color. The Deep Fire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Amazonian (#aa6644) for more calm effect. Try Taj as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#358399 is the best complementary color to Spicy Hue. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #994b35 complementary color is Astral, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of El Salva are #993551 and #997d35. Thus found on the left and right of #994b35 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Sycamore colors as they work well with Spicy Hue.
The split-complementary Spicy Hue palette consists of #355099 and #35997d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#358399). Try Chambray and Lochinvar colors in combination with #994b35, 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 #994b35 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spicy Hue. Thus Gigas and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spicy Hue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #994b35 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spicy Hue tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#358399) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35994b and #993583.
In a RGB color space, hex #994b35 is made of 54% red, 27% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Spicy Hue has a hue angle of 13.2°, a saturation of 48.54% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #994b35 is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #994b35 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,75,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 27%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 39.22, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(13.2,48.54%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.2,65.36%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.3137,30.7249,27.9819) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2955,12.0615,4.8374) |