Safflower Kite 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 | #65b6c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f8f9a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Safflower Kite Color. The Chocolate Bar color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ruddy Oak (#a5654e) for more calm effect. Try Tuscan Russet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3f8f9a is the best complementary color to Safflower Kite. 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 #9a493f complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Sepia Skin are #9a3f62 and #9a763f. Thus found on the left and right of #9a493f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Safflower Kite.
The split-complementary Safflower Kite palette consists of #3f629a and #3f9a76 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f8f9a). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #9a493f, 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 #9a493f 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 Safflower Kite. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Safflower Kite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Apple, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a493f 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. Safflower Kite tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3f8f9a) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f9a49 and #9a3f90.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a493f is made of 53% red, 25% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Safflower Kite has a hue angle of 6.59°, a saturation of 41.94% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a493f is made of 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 35.68% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a493f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,73,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 25%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.76, 35.68, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(6.59,41.94%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.59,59.09%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.2066,32.9405,21.927) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6062,11.994,6.1425) |