Long Spring is calm, 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 | #368a79 |
| Complementary Color | #74c9b8 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (347.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Long Spring Color. The Kir Royale Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hot Flamingo (#b35966) for more calm effect. Try Eros Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#74c9b8 is the best complementary color to Long Spring. 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 #c97586 complementary color is Monte Carlo, 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 Contessa are #c974af and #c98d74. Thus found on the left and right of #c97586 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Antique Brass colors as they work well with Long Spring.
The split-complementary Long Spring palette consists of #74b0c9 and #74c98d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#74c9b8). Try Glacier and De York colors in combination with #c97586, 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 #c97586 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 Long Spring. Thus Moody Blue and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Long Spring contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Monte Carlo, Wild Willow, and Blue Marguerite split by 90° on the color wheel. #c97586 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. Long Spring tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#74c9b8) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Monte Carlo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85c974 and #b874c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c97586 is made of 44% red, 26% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Long Spring has a hue angle of 347.86°, a saturation of 43.75% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c97586 is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c97586 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,117,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 26%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.94, 26.27, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(347.86,43.75%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(347.86,41.79%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.8457,34.922,5.1121) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7518,26.8613,25.9074) |