Mincemeat 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 | #4995c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3b88b6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mincemeat Color. The Moroccan Spice color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kitsurubami Brown (#bb8141) for more calm effect. Try Fertile Soil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b88b6 is the best complementary color to Mincemeat. 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 #b66a3c complementary color is Boston Blue, 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 Brown Rust are #b63b4a and #b6a73b. Thus found on the left and right of #b66a3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Roti colors as they work well with Mincemeat.
The split-complementary Mincemeat palette consists of #3b4ab6 and #3bb6a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b88b6). Try Governor Bay and Keppel colors in combination with #b66a3c, 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 #b66a3c 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 Mincemeat. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mincemeat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b66a3c 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. Mincemeat tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3b88b6) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3bb66a and #b63b87.
In a RGB color space, hex #b66a3c is made of 52% red, 30% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Mincemeat has a hue angle of 22.62°, a saturation of 50.41% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b66a3c is made of 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b66a3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,106,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 30%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.8, 47.84, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(22.62,50.41%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.62,67.03%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.4861,26.2719,38.2817) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.261,20.5794,6.9158) |