Winter Sunset Color

#ca6636

Winter Sunset 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 #3599c9
Complementary Color #3699c9
Color Shade: warm red (19.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.2% (better contrasting with white)
Winter Sunset Color Sample
Winter Sunset Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ca6636

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Sunset Color. The Hyacinth Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Maple Syrup Brown (#c88554) for more calm effect. Try Caramel Bar as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3699c9 is the best complementary color to Winter Sunset. 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 #ca6636 complementary color is Pelorous, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tuscany are #c9364f and #c9b036. Thus found on the left and right of #ca6636 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brick Red and Earls Green colors as they work well with Winter Sunset.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Winter Sunset palette consists of #3650c9 and #36c9af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3699c9). Try Cerulean Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #ca6636, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ca6636 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 Winter Sunset. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Winter Sunset contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca6636 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Winter Sunset tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3699c9) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36c966 and #c93699.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ca6636 is made of 56% red, 28% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Sunset has a hue angle of 19.46°, a saturation of 58.27% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca6636 is made of 0% cyan, 39.22% magenta, 58.04% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #ca6636
RGB Decimal rgb(202,102,54)
RGB Percentage 56%, 28%, 15%
CMYK 0, 39.22, 58.04, 20.78
HSL hsl(19.46,58.27%,50.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.46,73.27%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.3708,36.2542,44.2611)
XYZ xyz(29.7743,22.3256,6.23)
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