Perfect Penny is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
Inverse Color | #5f95a9 |
Complementary Color | #568ca0 |
Color Shade: | warm red (16.22° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Perfect Penny Color. The Homestead color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Red Gravel (#b8866e) for more energetic effect. Try Rookwood Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#568ca0 is the best complementary color to Perfect Penny. 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 #a06a56 complementary color is Horizon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Leather are #a05667 and #a08f56. Thus found on the left and right of #a06a56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Perfect Penny.
The split-complementary Perfect Penny palette consists of #5666a0 and #56a08f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#568ca0). Try Waikawa Gray and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a06a56, 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 #a06a56 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 Perfect Penny. Thus Scampi and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Perfect Penny contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a06a56 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Perfect Penny tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#568ca0) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56a06a and #a0568c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a06a56 is made of 45% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Perfect Penny has a hue angle of 16.22°, a saturation of 30.08% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a06a56 is made of 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
HEX | #a06a56 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(160,106,86) |
RGB Percentage | 45%, 30%, 24% |
CMYK | 0, 21.18, 29.02, 37.25 |
HSL | hsl(16.22,30.08%,48.24%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.22,46.25%,62.75%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(50.0416,19.1887,20.0394) |
XYZ | xyz(21.331,18.4535,11.2417) |