Indian Summer Color

#a85143

Indian Summer is soft, 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 #57aebc
Complementary Color #439aa8
Color Shade: mid red (8.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.08% (better contrasting with white)
Indian Summer Color Sample
Indian Summer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a85143

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Summer Color. The Hacienda Tile 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 soft alternative called Airbrushed Copper (#aa6c51) for more calm effect. Try Bookstone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#439aa8 is the best complementary color to Indian Summer. 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 #a85143 complementary color is Boston Blue, 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 Apple Blossom are #a84367 and #a88343. Thus found on the left and right of #a85143 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Pink and Driftwood colors as they work well with Indian Summer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indian Summer palette consists of #4367a8 and #43a883 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#439aa8). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a85143, 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 #a85143 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 Indian Summer. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indian Summer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a85143 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. Indian Summer tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#439aa8) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43a851 and #a8439a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a85143 is made of 53% red, 26% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Summer has a hue angle of 8.32°, a saturation of 42.98% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a85143 is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 34.12% black ink.

HEX #a85143
RGB Decimal rgb(168,81,67)
RGB Percentage 53%, 26%, 21%
CMYK 0, 34.12, 39.61, 34.12
HSL hsl(8.32,42.98%,46.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.32,60.12%,65.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.1022,34.5381,24.9563)
XYZ xyz(20.104,14.6149,7.0716)
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