Prairie Poppy is calm, 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 | #51a0aa |
| Complementary Color | #54a3ae |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Prairie Poppy Color. The Wild Party color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Attar of Rose (#994240) for more energetic effect. Try Rojo 0xide as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54a3ae is the best complementary color to Prairie Poppy. 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 #ae5f55 complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Matrix are #ae5477 and #ae8b54. Thus found on the left and right of #ae5f55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Limed Oak colors as they work well with Prairie Poppy.
The split-complementary Prairie Poppy palette consists of #5477ae and #54ae8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54a3ae). Try Wedgewood and Silver Tree colors in combination with #ae5f55, 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 #ae5f55 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 Prairie Poppy. Thus Blue Violet and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prairie Poppy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae5f55 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. Prairie Poppy tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#54a3ae) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54ae5f and #ae54a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae5f55 is made of 49% red, 27% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Prairie Poppy has a hue angle of 6.74°, a saturation of 35.46% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae5f55 is made of 0% cyan, 30.99% magenta, 34.91% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae5f55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,95,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 27%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.99, 34.91, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(6.74,35.46%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.74,51.15%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.3002,30.9556,19.9622) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1875,17.839,10.8155) |