Red Damask 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 | #3490b5 |
| Complementary Color | #49a5cb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Damask Color. The Topaz color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Renga Brick (#b55233) for more energetic effect. Try Amber Wave as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#49a5cb is the best complementary color to Red Damask. 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 #cb6f4a complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 Raw Sienna are #cb4965 and #cbaf49. Thus found on the left and right of #cb6f4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Turmeric colors as they work well with Red Damask.
The split-complementary Red Damask palette consists of #4965cb and #49cbaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49a5cb). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #cb6f4a, 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 #cb6f4a 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 Red Damask. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Damask contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb6f4a 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. Red Damask tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#49a5cb) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49cb6f and #cb49a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #cb6f4a is made of 52% red, 29% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Red Damask has a hue angle of 17.21°, a saturation of 55.36% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb6f4a is made of 0% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 50.59% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #cb6f4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,111,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 29%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.08, 50.59, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(17.21,55.36%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.21,63.55%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.644,33.0733,36.3678) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5491,24.5598,9.5563) |