Chinook Salmon 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 | #376781 |
| Complementary Color | #7eadc7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinook Salmon Color. The Crème de Caramel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sheepskin (#dab58f) for more energetic effect. Try Escarpment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7eadc7 is the best complementary color to Chinook Salmon. 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 #c8987e 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 Old Rose are #c77e89 and #c7bc7e. Thus found on the left and right of #c8987e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Sorrell Brown colors as they work well with Chinook Salmon.
The split-complementary Chinook Salmon palette consists of #7e89c7 and #7ec7bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7eadc7). Try Ship Cove and Half Baked colors in combination with #c8987e, 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 #c8987e 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 Chinook Salmon. Thus East Side and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinook Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8987e 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. Chinook Salmon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7eadc7) 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 #7ec797 and #c77ead.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8987e is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Chinook Salmon has a hue angle of 21.08°, a saturation of 40.22% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8987e is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c8987e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,152,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 29.02, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(21.08,40.22%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.08,37%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.7046,14.4673,20.6368) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8135,36.2422,24.6884) |