Kohaku Amber 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 | #3596db |
| Complementary Color | #2484c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kohaku Amber Color. The Acorn Nut color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Raucous Orange (#c35530) for more calm effect. Try Wine Barrel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2484c9 is the best complementary color to Kohaku Amber. 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 #ca6924 complementary color is Curious Blue, 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 Piper are #c92432 and #c9bb24. Thus found on the left and right of #ca6924 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cardinal and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Kohaku Amber.
The split-complementary Kohaku Amber palette consists of #2431c9 and #24c9bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2484c9). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #ca6924, 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 #ca6924 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 Kohaku Amber. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kohaku Amber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Forest Green, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca6924 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. Kohaku Amber tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2484c9) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #24c969 and #c92484.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca6924 is made of 59% red, 31% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Kohaku Amber has a hue angle of 24.94°, a saturation of 69.75% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca6924 is made of 0% cyan, 38.04% magenta, 65.1% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca6924 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,105,36) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 31%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.04, 65.1, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(24.94,69.75%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.94,82.18%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.8523,33.9991,53.0078) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7271,22.7871,4.5006) |