Paarl is soft, 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 | #59aad6 |
| Complementary Color | #2879a6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Paarl Color. The Sudan Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Spill the Beans (#9b351b) for more energetic effect. Try Fire as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2879a6 is the best complementary color to Paarl. 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 #a65529 complementary color is Jelly Bean, 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 Paarl are #a6283b and #a69328. Thus found on the left and right of #a65529 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mexican Red and Alpine colors as they work well with Paarl.
The split-complementary Paarl palette consists of #283ba6 and #28a693 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2879a6). Try Governor Bay and Jungle Green colors in combination with #a65529, 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 #a65529 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 Paarl. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paarl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jelly Bean, Forest Green, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #a65529 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. Paarl tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2879a6) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Jelly Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28a655 and #a62879.
In a RGB color space, hex #a65529 is made of 57% red, 29% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Paarl has a hue angle of 21.12°, a saturation of 60.39% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a65529 is made of 0% cyan, 31.77% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a65529 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,85,41) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 29%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.77, 49.02, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(21.12,60.39%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.12,75.3%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.3094,29.998,39.63) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3746,14.7641,3.9264) |