Velvet Cake is soft, 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 | #62dac2 |
| Complementary Color | #259d85 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Cake Color. The Mars Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rockin Red (#bc363c) for more calm effect. Try C-3PO as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#259d85 is the best complementary color to Velvet Cake. 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 #9d253d complementary color is Jungle Green, 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 Mexican Red are #9d2578 and #9d4925. Thus found on the left and right of #9d253d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Cumin colors as they work well with Velvet Cake.
The split-complementary Velvet Cake palette consists of #25789d and #259d49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#259d85). Try Jelly Bean and Eucalyptus colors in combination with #9d253d, 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 #9d253d 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 Velvet Cake. Thus Governor Bay and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Olive Drab, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d253d 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. Velvet Cake tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#259d85) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Jungle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d9d25 and #84259d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d253d is made of 62% red, 15% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Cake has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 61.86% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d253d is made of 0% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d253d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,37,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 15%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.06, 37.65, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(348,61.86%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348,76.43%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.6513,49.9974,15.9984) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4085,8.8282,5.3068) |