Spice Cake is calm, 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 | #478dbc |
| Complementary Color | #4289b8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spice Cake Color. The Half Orc Highlight color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Antique Bourbon (#926b43) for more calm effect. Try Funchal Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4289b8 is the best complementary color to Spice Cake. 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 #b87243 complementary color is Steel 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 #b8424e and #b8ac42. Thus found on the left and right of #b87243 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut and Roti colors as they work well with Spice Cake.
The split-complementary Spice Cake palette consists of #424eb8 and #42b8ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4289b8). Try San Marino and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #b87243, 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 #b87243 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 Spice Cake. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spice Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #b87243 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. Spice Cake tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4289b8) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42b872 and #b84288.
In a RGB color space, hex #b87243 is made of 50% red, 31% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Spice Cake has a hue angle of 24.1°, a saturation of 46.61% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b87243 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 45.89% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b87243 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,114,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 31%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 45.89, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(24.1,46.61%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.1,63.59%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6894,23.1649,37.1933) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7976,22.6302,8.2659) |