Whisky Color

#c2877b

Whisky is pale, 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 #3d7884
Complementary Color #7bb6c2
Color Shade: mid red (10.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.16% (better contrasting with white)
Whisky Color Sample
Whisky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c2877b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whisky Color. The Rose Bisque color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rose Potpourri (#c9a59f) for more calm effect. Try Pink Ginger as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7bb6c2 is the best complementary color to Whisky. 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 #c2877b complementary color is Glacier, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Rose are #c27b92 and #c2aa7b. Thus found on the left and right of #c2877b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Gimblet colors as they work well with Whisky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whisky palette consists of #7b92c2 and #7bc2aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7bb6c2). Try Ship Cove and Neptune colors in combination with #c2877b, 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 #c2877b 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 Whisky. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whisky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Olivine, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2877b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Whisky tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7bb6c2) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bc287 and #c27bb6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c2877b is made of 43% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Whisky has a hue angle of 10.14°, a saturation of 36.79% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2877b is made of 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c2877b
RGB Decimal rgb(194,135,123)
RGB Percentage 43%, 30%, 27%
CMYK 0, 23.14, 27.84, 23.92
HSL hsl(10.14,36.79%,62.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.14,36.6%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.8499,21.0638,15.536)
XYZ xyz(34.4873,30.2273,22.7557)
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