Exotic Incense 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 | #47908c |
| Complementary Color | #6fb7b3 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Exotic Incense Color. The Greyish Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Holly Berry (#b44e5d) for more energetic effect. Try The Ego Has Landed as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6fb7b3 is the best complementary color to Exotic Incense. 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 #b86f73 complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Turkish Rose are #b76f97 and #b78f6f. Thus found on the left and right of #b86f73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Teak colors as they work well with Exotic Incense.
The split-complementary Exotic Incense palette consists of #6f97b7 and #6fb78f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6fb7b3). Try Ship Cove and Silver Tree colors in combination with #b86f73, 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 #b86f73 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 Exotic Incense. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Exotic Incense contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b86f73 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Exotic Incense tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6fb7b3) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73b76f and #b36fb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b86f73 is made of 45% red, 27% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Exotic Incense has a hue angle of 356.71°, a saturation of 33.95% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b86f73 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b86f73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,111,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 27%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.63, 27.06, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(356.71,33.95%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.71,39.67%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.8627,29.3992,10.1891) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5461,22.797,19.1154) |