Island Monkey Color

#ad4e1a

Island Monkey 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 #52b1e5
Complementary Color #1978ad
Color Shade: warm red (21.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.02% (better contrasting with white)
Island Monkey Color Sample
Island Monkey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad4e1a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Island Monkey Color. The Spill the Beans 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 Honey Ginger (#a86217) for more energetic effect. Try Prairie Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1978ad is the best complementary color to Island Monkey. 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 #ad4e1a complementary color is Matisse, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hawaiian Tan are #ad192f and #ad9719. Thus found on the left and right of #ad4e1a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cardinal and Lucky colors as they work well with Island Monkey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Island Monkey palette consists of #192fad and #19ad97 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1978ad). Try Persian Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #ad4e1a, 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 #ad4e1a 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 Island Monkey. Thus Daisy Bush and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Island Monkey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matisse, La Palma, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad4e1a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Island Monkey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1978ad) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Matisse. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #19ad4e and #ad1978.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad4e1a is made of 62% red, 28% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Island Monkey has a hue angle of 21.22°, a saturation of 73.87% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad4e1a is made of 0% cyan, 37.25% magenta, 57.64% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad4e1a
RGB Decimal rgb(173,78,26)
RGB Percentage 62%, 28%, 9%
CMYK 0, 37.25, 57.64, 32.16
HSL hsl(21.22,73.87%,39.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.22,84.97%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.8119,35.9891,46.5515)
XYZ xyz(20.1444,14.4076,2.6965)
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