Rose of Sharon is vivid, 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 | #40aaff |
| Complementary Color | #006abf |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rose of Sharon Color. The Poppy Flower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shu Red (#eb6101) for more calm effect. Try Cigarette Glow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#006abf is the best complementary color to Rose of Sharon. 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 #bf5500 complementary color is Science 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 Rose of Sharon are #bf000a and #bfb400. Thus found on the left and right of #bf5500 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Guardsman Red and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Rose of Sharon.
The split-complementary Rose of Sharon palette consists of #000abf and #00bfb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006abf). Try Dark Blue and Robin's Egg Blue colors in combination with #bf5500, 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 #bf5500 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 Rose of Sharon. Thus Purple and Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rose of Sharon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Science Blue, Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf5500 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. Rose of Sharon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#006abf) and two others. The Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Science Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00bf55 and #bf0069.
In a RGB color space, hex #bf5500 is made of 69% red, 31% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Rose of Sharon has a hue angle of 26.7°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf5500 is made of 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 74.9% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bf5500 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,85,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 69%, 31%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.57, 74.9, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(26.7,100%,37.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.7,100%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9745,39.158,58.4892) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7344,17.5734,2.0884) |