Spicy and Oriental is soft, 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 | #38a0d9 |
| Complementary Color | #268ec7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spicy and Oriental Color. The Cherokee Dignity 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 soft alternative called Sudan Brown (#ac6b29) for more calm effect. Try Honey Ginger as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#268ec7 is the best complementary color to Spicy and Oriental. 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 #c75f26 complementary color is Curious 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 Piper are #c7263d and #c7af26. Thus found on the left and right of #c75f26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Flush and Hokey Pokey colors as they work well with Spicy and Oriental.
The split-complementary Spicy and Oriental palette consists of #263dc7 and #26c7af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#268ec7). Try Cerulean Blue and Java colors in combination with #c75f26, 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 #c75f26 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 Spicy and Oriental. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spicy and Oriental contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c75f26 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. Spicy and Oriental tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#268ec7) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #26c75f and #c7268e.
In a RGB color space, hex #c75f26 is made of 60% red, 29% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Spicy and Oriental has a hue angle of 21.24°, a saturation of 67.93% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c75f26 is made of 0% cyan, 40.79% magenta, 63.14% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c75f26 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,95,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 29%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.79, 63.14, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(21.24,67.93%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.24,80.9%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.3606,38.0162,49.7093) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9952,20.4665,4.3086) |