Chai Spice 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 | #4283b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4f90bd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chai Spice Color. The Twine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deep Reddish Orange (#bb603c) for more energetic effect. Try Wet Adobe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4f90bd is the best complementary color to Chai Spice. 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 #bd7c4f 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 Twine are #bd4f58 and #bdb34f. Thus found on the left and right of #bd7c4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Celery colors as they work well with Chai Spice.
The split-complementary Chai Spice palette consists of #4f59bd and #4fbdb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f90bd). Try Indigo and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #bd7c4f, 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 #bd7c4f 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 Chai Spice. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chai Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd7c4f 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. Chai Spice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4f90bd) and two others. The Emerald 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 #4fbd7c and #bd4f8f.
In a RGB color space, hex #bd7c4f is made of 48% red, 32% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Chai Spice has a hue angle of 24.55°, a saturation of 45.45% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd7c4f is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bd7c4f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,124,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 32%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.49, 43.14, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(24.55,45.45%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.55,58.2%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.8454,20.6333,34.6927) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6052,25.7986,10.8164) |