Piment Piquant is vivid, 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 | #3df |
| Complementary Color | #00a9cc |
| Color Shade: | mid red (10° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Piment Piquant Color. The Apple Cherry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Burnt Red (#9f2305) for more calm effect. Try Spectacular Scarlet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00a9cc is the best complementary color to Piment Piquant. 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 #c20 complementary color is Cerulean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc0043 and #c80. Thus found on the left and right of #c20 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monza and White colors as they work well with Piment Piquant.
The split-complementary Piment Piquant palette consists of #0043cc and #0c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00a9cc). Try Science Blue and White colors in combination with #c20, 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 #c20 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 Piment Piquant. Thus Dark Blue and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Piment Piquant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean, Harlequin, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c20 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Piment Piquant tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00a9cc) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hollywood Cerise – 120° from the complementary Cerulean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0c2 and #cc00a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc2200 is made of 86% red, 14% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Piment Piquant has a hue angle of 10°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc2200 is made of 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 80% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc2200 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,34,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 86%, 14%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 66.67, 80, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(10,100%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(10,100%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.2063,62.8608,57.4447) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4739,13.9814,1.3561) |