Painted Skies is pale, 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 | #4d788b |
| Complementary Color | #739eb2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Painted Skies Color. The Pacific Bluffs color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Labyrinth Walk (#c9a487) for more energetic effect. Try Mocha Foam as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#739eb2 is the best complementary color to Painted Skies. 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 #b28774 complementary color is Neptune, 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 Sandal are #b27380 and #b2a673. Thus found on the left and right of #b28774 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Painted Skies.
The split-complementary Painted Skies palette consists of #737fb2 and #73b2a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#739eb2). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Acapulco colors in combination with #b28774, 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 #b28774 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 Painted Skies. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Painted Skies contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b28774 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. Painted Skies tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#739eb2) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73b287 and #b2739f.
In a RGB color space, hex #b28774 is made of 41% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Painted Skies has a hue angle of 18.39°, a saturation of 28.7% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b28774 is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b28774 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,135,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 31%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.86, 24.31, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(18.39,28.7%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.39,34.83%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9374,13.7823,16.5825) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1765,28.0539,20.3475) |