Fenugreek Color

#c0916c

Fenugreek is pale, 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 #3f6e93
Complementary Color #6c9bc0
Color Shade: warm red (26.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.82% (better contrasting with white)
Fenugreek Color Sample
Fenugreek Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c0916c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fenugreek Color. The Buttery Leather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Oxide (#bf7657) for more energetic effect. Try Harvest Home as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6c9bc0 is the best complementary color to Fenugreek. 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 #c0916c complementary color is Ship Cove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c06c70 and #c0bb6c. Thus found on the left and right of #c0916c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Fenugreek.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fenugreek palette consists of #6c71c0 and #6cc0bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c9bc0). Try Blue Marguerite and Tradewind colors in combination with #c0916c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c0916c 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 Fenugreek. Thus Wisteria and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fenugreek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Mantis, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0916c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fenugreek tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6c9bc0) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6cc091 and #c06c9b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c0916c is made of 43% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Fenugreek has a hue angle of 26.43°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0916c is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #c0916c
RGB Decimal rgb(192,145,108)
RGB Percentage 43%, 33%, 24%
CMYK 0, 18.43, 32.94, 24.71
HSL hsl(26.43,40%,58.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.43,43.75%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.7867,13.0019,26.4993)
XYZ xyz(34.5704,32.54,18.6461)
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