Spice Route is soft, 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 | #46a4c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f9cb9 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spice Route Color. The Brazen Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Edocha (#a13d2d) for more energetic effect. Try Shepherd's Warning as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3f9cb9 is the best complementary color to Spice Route. 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 #b95b3f complementary color is Boston 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 Crail are #b93f60 and #b9973f. Thus found on the left and right of #b95b3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Tussock colors as they work well with Spice Route.
The split-complementary Spice Route palette consists of #3f5fb9 and #3fb998 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f9cb9). Try Indigo and Keppel colors in combination with #b95b3f, 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 #b95b3f 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 Spice Route. Thus Studio and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spice Route contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #b95b3f 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. Spice Route tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3f9cb9) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fb95b and #b93f9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #b95b3f is made of 55% red, 27% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Spice Route has a hue angle of 13.77°, a saturation of 49.19% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b95b3f is made of 0% cyan, 36.86% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b95b3f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,91,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 27%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.86, 47.84, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(13.77,49.19%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.77,65.95%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.684,35.7188,33.4806) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6459,18.1553,6.908) |