Indian Reed is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #608f9f |
| Complementary Color | #608f9f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Reed Color. The Wild West color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Almond Truffle (#7d665b) for more calm effect. Try Secret Journal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#608f9f is the best complementary color to Indian Reed. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f7060 complementary color is Hoki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Toast are #9f606f and #9f8f60. Thus found on the left and right of #9f7060 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Indian Reed.
The split-complementary Indian Reed palette consists of #606f9f and #609f8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#608f9f). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #9f7060, 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 #9f7060 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 Indian Reed. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indian Reed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f7060 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Indian Reed tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#608f9f) and two others. The Aqua Forest 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 #609f70 and #9f608f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f7060 is made of 43% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Reed has a hue angle of 15.24°, a saturation of 24.71% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f7060 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f7060 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,112,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 31%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.43, 24.7, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(15.24,24.71%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.24,39.62%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.6147,16.4966,16.3127) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2036,19.8038,13.7186) |