Rum Spice 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 | #55868e |
| Complementary Color | #71a2aa |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rum Spice Color. The Copper Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Antoinette (#b09391) for more calm effect. Try Quicksand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#71a2aa is the best complementary color to Rum Spice. 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 #aa7971 complementary color is Gothic, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #aa7185 and #aa9571. Thus found on the left and right of #aa7971 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Sandal colors as they work well with Rum Spice.
The split-complementary Rum Spice palette consists of #7185aa and #71aa95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71a2aa). Try Bermuda Gray and Acapulco colors in combination with #aa7971, 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 #aa7971 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 Rum Spice. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rum Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gothic, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa7971 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rum Spice tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#71a2aa) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gothic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71aa79 and #aa71a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa7971 is made of 42% red, 30% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Rum Spice has a hue angle of 8.42°, a saturation of 25.11% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa7971 is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 22.36% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa7971 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,121,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 30%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 22.36, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(8.42,25.11%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.42,33.53%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.4953,18.0435,11.9965) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3956,23.413,18.7508) |