Painted Poppy Color

#cb5139

Painted Poppy is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #34aec6
Complementary Color #39b2ca
Color Shade: mid red (9.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.98% (better contrasting with white)
Painted Poppy Color Sample
Painted Poppy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cb5139

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Painted Poppy Color. The Terra Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called It's My Party (#cc7365) for more calm effect. Try Spanish Peanut as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#39b2ca is the best complementary color to Painted Poppy. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cb5139 complementary color is Pelorous, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mojo are #ca3969 and #ca9939. Thus found on the left and right of #cb5139 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Tussock colors as they work well with Painted Poppy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Painted Poppy palette consists of #3969ca and #39ca9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39b2ca). Try Indigo and Shamrock colors in combination with #cb5139, 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 #cb5139 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Painted Poppy. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Painted Poppy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb5139 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Painted Poppy tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#39b2ca) 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 #39ca51 and #ca39b2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cb5139 is made of 60% red, 24% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Painted Poppy has a hue angle of 9.86°, a saturation of 58.4% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb5139 is made of 0% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 57.26% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cb5139
RGB Decimal rgb(203,81,57)
RGB Percentage 60%, 24%, 17%
CMYK 0, 47.85, 57.26, 20.39
HSL hsl(9.86,58.4%,50.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.86,71.92%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.5427,47.0921,38.5268)
XYZ xyz(28.3096,18.8768,6.0224)
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