Water Persimmon 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 | #4a939f |
| Complementary Color | #60a8b5 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Persimmon Color. The Brandy Rose 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 Persimmon Red (#a74e4a) for more energetic effect. Try Toki Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#60a8b5 is the best complementary color to Water Persimmon. 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 #b56c60 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 Santa Fe are #b5607e and #b59660. Thus found on the left and right of #b56c60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Teak colors as they work well with Water Persimmon.
The split-complementary Water Persimmon palette consists of #607eb5 and #60b596 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#60a8b5). Try Ship Cove and Silver Tree colors in combination with #b56c60, 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 #b56c60 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 Water Persimmon. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Persimmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b56c60 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. Water Persimmon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#60a8b5) and two others. The Fern 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 #60b56c and #b560a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b56c60 is made of 47% red, 28% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Water Persimmon has a hue angle of 8.47°, a saturation of 36.48% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b56c60 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b56c60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,108,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 28%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.63, 33.33, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(8.47,36.48%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.47,46.96%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.3774,27.7248,19.1603) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5299,21.3934,13.7974) |