Sonora Shade 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 | #37698d |
| Complementary Color | #71a3c8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sonora Shade Color. The Spanish Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Autumn's Hill (#ba7a61) for more calm effect. Try Apricot Mix as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#71a3c8 is the best complementary color to Sonora Shade. 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 #c89672 complementary color is Glacier, 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 Antique Brass are #c87178 and #c8c171. Thus found on the left and right of #c89672 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Laser colors as they work well with Sonora Shade.
The split-complementary Sonora Shade palette consists of #7178c8 and #71c8c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71a3c8). Try Blue Marguerite and Downy colors in combination with #c89672, 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 #c89672 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 Sonora Shade. Thus Amethyst and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sonora Shade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c89672 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. Sonora Shade tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#71a3c8) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71c896 and #c871a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c89672 is made of 43% red, 32% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Sonora Shade has a hue angle of 25.12°, a saturation of 43.88% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c89672 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c89672 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,150,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 32%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 33.72, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(25.12,43.88%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.12,43%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.987,14.1831,26.2745) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.763,35.307,20.7442) |