Delhi Spice is pale, 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 | #5c9592 |
| Complementary Color | #6aa3a0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Delhi Spice Color. The Lime Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Alaea (#81585b) for more calm effect. Try Renaissance Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6aa3a0 is the best complementary color to Delhi Spice. 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 #a36a6d complementary color is Breaker Bay, 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 Coral Tree are #a36a89 and #a3836a. Thus found on the left and right of #a36a6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Sandal colors as they work well with Delhi Spice.
The split-complementary Delhi Spice palette consists of #6a89a3 and #6aa383 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6aa3a0). Try Bermuda Gray and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #a36a6d, 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 #a36a6d 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 Delhi Spice. Thus Kimberly and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Delhi Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, Asparagus, and Deluge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a36a6d 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. Delhi Spice tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6aa3a0) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6da36a and #a06aa3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a36a6d is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Delhi Spice has a hue angle of 356.84°, a saturation of 23.65% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a36a6d is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 21.17% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a36a6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,106,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 28%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 21.17, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(356.84,23.65%,52.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.84,34.97%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.9189,23.2183,7.7665) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0186,19.1987,16.9605) |