Fragrant Cloves 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 | #53a1c5 |
| Complementary Color | #3988ac |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fragrant Cloves Color. The Remaining Embers color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mule Fawn (#8c472f) for more energetic effect. Try Saucy Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3988ac is the best complementary color to Fragrant Cloves. 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 #ac5e3a complementary color is Boston Blue, 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 Brown Rust are #ac394f and #ac9739. Thus found on the left and right of #ac5e3a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Fragrant Cloves.
The split-complementary Fragrant Cloves palette consists of #394eac and #39ac97 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3988ac). Try Azure and Keppel colors in combination with #ac5e3a, 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 #ac5e3a 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 Fragrant Cloves. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fragrant Cloves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac5e3a 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. Fragrant Cloves tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3988ac) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39ac5d and #ac3988.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac5e3a is made of 53% red, 29% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Fragrant Cloves has a hue angle of 18.95°, a saturation of 49.57% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac5e3a is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 44.7% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac5e3a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,94,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 29%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 44.7, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(18.95,49.57%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.95,66.28%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.3626,28.5417,34.2247) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7797,17.0816,6.1521) |