Ginger Pie Color

#9a7d61

Ginger Pie is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #65829e
Complementary Color #617d9a
Color Shade: warm red (29.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.22% (better contrasting with white)
Ginger Pie Color Sample
Ginger Pie Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9a7d61

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ginger Pie Color. The Goulash color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called There's No Place Like Home (#ad9569) for more energetic effect. Try Incense as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#617d9a is the best complementary color to Ginger Pie. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a7d61 complementary color is Hoki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Domino are #9a6161 and #9a9961. Thus found on the left and right of #9a7d61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Avocado colors as they work well with Ginger Pie.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ginger Pie palette consists of #61619a and #619a99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#617d9a). Try Kimberly and Patina colors in combination with #9a7d61, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9a7d61 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 Ginger Pie. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ginger Pie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a7d61 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ginger Pie tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#617d9a) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #619a7d and #9a617e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9a7d61 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Ginger Pie has a hue angle of 29.47°, a saturation of 22.71% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a7d61 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #9a7d61
RGB Decimal rgb(154,125,97)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 22.35, 39.61
HSL hsl(29.47,22.71%,49.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.47,37.01%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.4492,7.0921,19.495)
XYZ xyz(22.8177,22.4003,14.4303)
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