California Poppy is soft, 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 | #57c3c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3ba8a4 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to California Poppy Color. The Popstar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pink Flame (#b55a63) for more calm effect. Try Burnt Russet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3ba8a4 is the best complementary color to California Poppy. 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 #a83c3f complementary color is Keppel, 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 Apple Blossom are #a83b74 and #a86e3b. Thus found on the left and right of #a83c3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Brown Rust colors as they work well with California Poppy.
The split-complementary California Poppy palette consists of #3b75a8 and #3ba86e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3ba8a4). Try Astral and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a83c3f, 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 #a83c3f 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 California Poppy. Thus Sapphire and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of California Poppy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a83c3f 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. California Poppy tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3ba8a4) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fa83b and #a43ba8.
In a RGB color space, hex #a83c3f is made of 58% red, 21% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode California Poppy has a hue angle of 358.33°, a saturation of 47.37% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a83c3f is made of 0% cyan, 42.35% magenta, 41.17% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a83c3f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,60,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 21%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 42.35, 41.17, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(358.33,47.37%,44.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.33,64.29%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.0814,44.5666,22.2287) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6615,11.9154,6.019) |