Warm Wassail Color

#a66e68

Warm Wassail is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #599197
Complementary Color #67a0a6
Color Shade: mid red (5.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.94% (better contrasting with white)
Warm Wassail Color Sample
Warm Wassail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a66e68

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Wassail Color. The Bedford Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ludicrous Lemming (#bb8877) for more energetic effect. Try Copper Rust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#67a0a6 is the best complementary color to Warm Wassail. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a66e68 complementary color is Breaker Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coral Tree are #a66780 and #a68d67. Thus found on the left and right of #a66e68 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Sandal colors as they work well with Warm Wassail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Warm Wassail palette consists of #6780a6 and #67a68d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#67a0a6). Try Hoki and Patina colors in combination with #a66e68, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a66e68 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Warm Wassail. Thus Scampi and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Warm Wassail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, Asparagus, and Deluge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a66e68 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Warm Wassail tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#67a0a6) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67a66d and #a667a0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a66e68 is made of 44% red, 29% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Wassail has a hue angle of 5.81°, a saturation of 25.83% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a66e68 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 24.32% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #a66e68
RGB Decimal rgb(166,110,104)
RGB Percentage 44%, 29%, 27%
CMYK 0, 21.96, 24.32, 34.9
HSL hsl(5.81,25.83%,52.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.81,37.35%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.128,21.4961,12.4692)
XYZ xyz(23.8005,20.2583,15.7525)
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