California Wine 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 | #35b49a |
| Complementary Color | #4acab0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (347.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to California Wine Color. The Lotus Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rococco Red (#bb363f) for more energetic effect. Try Moonrose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4acab0 is the best complementary color to California Wine. 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 #ca4b65 complementary color is Puerto Rico, 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 Chestnut Rose are #ca4aa4 and #ca704a. Thus found on the left and right of #ca4b65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with California Wine.
The split-complementary California Wine palette consists of #4aa4ca and #4aca70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4acab0). Try Shakespeare and Emerald colors in combination with #ca4b65, 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 #ca4b65 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 California Wine. Thus Indigo and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of California Wine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Celery, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca4b65 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. California Wine tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4acab0) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64ca4a and #b04aca.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca4b65 is made of 53% red, 20% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode California Wine has a hue angle of 347.72°, a saturation of 54.51% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca4b65 is made of 0% cyan, 49.81% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca4b65 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,75,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 20%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 49.81, 39.61, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(347.72,54.51%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(347.72,62.87%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.1307,52.4183,12.2435) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2222,18.5283,14.3481) |