Chinese Safflower is soft, 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 | #46bfb8 |
| Complementary Color | #40b9b1 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Safflower Color. The Tropical Smoothie 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 soft alternative called Ripe Currant (#8a3c3e) for more calm effect. Try Candied Apple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#40b9b1 is the best complementary color to Chinese Safflower. 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 #b94047 complementary color is Puerto Rico, 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 Crail are #b94083 and #b97540. Thus found on the left and right of #b94047 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Brown Rust colors as they work well with Chinese Safflower.
The split-complementary Chinese Safflower palette consists of #4083b9 and #40b975 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40b9b1). Try Steel Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b94047, 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 #b94047 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 Chinese Safflower. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Safflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Sushi, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b94047 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. Chinese Safflower tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#40b9b1) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47b940 and #b140b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b94047 is made of 58% red, 20% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Safflower has a hue angle of 356.53°, a saturation of 48.59% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b94047 is made of 0% cyan, 47.45% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b94047 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,64,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 20%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.45, 44.71, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(356.53,48.59%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.53,65.41%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.8518,49.1874,22.7997) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9783,14.436,7.5366) |