Pimm's is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #3ca7a3 |
| Complementary Color | #58c3be |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pimm's Color. The Gypsy Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Winter Poinsettia (#ae3c3d) for more energetic effect. Try Lusty Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#58c3be is the best complementary color to Pimm's. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3585c complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #c35891 and #c38958. Thus found on the left and right of #c3585c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Twine colors as they work well with Pimm's.
The split-complementary Pimm's palette consists of #5891c3 and #58c389 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#58c3be). Try Danube and Emerald colors in combination with #c3585c, 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 #c3585c offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pimm's. Thus Indigo and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pimm's contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3585c square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pimm's tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#58c3be) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5cc358 and #be58c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3585c is made of 52% red, 23% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Pimm's has a hue angle of 357.76°, a saturation of 47.14% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3585c is made of 0% cyan, 41.96% magenta, 40.39% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3585c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,88,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 23%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.96, 40.39, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(357.76,47.14%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.76,54.87%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.0991,43.1836,18.7736) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9272,19.3543,12.389) |