New 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 | #5d8299 |
| Complementary Color | #658aa2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to New Penny Color. The Caribou 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 Nut Cracker (#816c5b) for more calm effect. Try Mocha Latte as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#658aa2 is the best complementary color to New 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 #a27d66 complementary color is Hoki, 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 Toast are #a2656d and #a29b65. Thus found on the left and right of #a27d66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Barley Corn colors as they work well with New Penny.
The split-complementary New Penny palette consists of #656ca2 and #65a29b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#658aa2). Try Waikawa Gray and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a27d66, 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 #a27d66 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 New Penny. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of New Penny contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a27d66 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. New Penny tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#658aa2) 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 #65a27c and #a2658a.
In a RGB color space, hex #a27d66 is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode New Penny has a hue angle of 23°, a saturation of 24.39% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a27d66 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a27d66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,125,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 23.53, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(23,24.39%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23,37.04%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.3881,11.073,18.049) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6322,23.3079,15.771) |