Hot Flamingo Color

#b35966

Hot Flamingo is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #4ca699
Complementary Color #59b2a5
Color Shade: cool red (351.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.55% (better contrasting with white)
Hot Flamingo Color Sample
Hot Flamingo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b35966

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hot Flamingo Color. The Rose Chintz color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dusty Rose (#ba797d) for more calm effect. Try Reddest Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#59b2a5 is the best complementary color to Hot Flamingo. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b35966 complementary color is Tradewind, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cadillac are #b25993 and #b27859. Thus found on the left and right of #b35966 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Santa Fe colors as they work well with Hot Flamingo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hot Flamingo palette consists of #5993b2 and #59b278 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59b2a5). Try Hippie Blue and Fern colors in combination with #b35966, 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 #b35966 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hot Flamingo. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hot Flamingo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b35966 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Hot Flamingo tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#59b2a5) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Tradewind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65b259 and #a559b2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b35966 is made of 48% red, 24% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Hot Flamingo has a hue angle of 351.33°, a saturation of 37.19% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b35966 is made of 0% cyan, 35.3% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b35966
RGB Decimal rgb(179,89,102)
RGB Percentage 48%, 24%, 28%
CMYK 0, 35.3, 30.2, 29.8
HSL hsl(351.33,37.19%,52.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.33,50.28%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.1152,37.8042,9.6906)
XYZ xyz(24.5611,17.6878,14.6899)
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