Escalope Color

#cc8866

Escalope is calm, 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 #379
Complementary Color #6ac
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Escalope Color Sample
Escalope Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc8866

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Escalope Color. The Warm Cider 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 saturated alternative called Eastern Spice (#dba87f) for more energetic effect. Try Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6ac is the best complementary color to Escalope. 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 #c86 complementary color is White, 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 White are #c67 and #cb6. Thus found on the left and right of #c86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Escalope.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Escalope palette consists of #67c and #6cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ac). Try White and White colors in combination with #c86, 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 #c86 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 Escalope. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Escalope contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c86 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. Escalope tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6ac) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c8 and #c6a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc8866 is made of 46% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Escalope has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc8866 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 40% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc8866
RGB Decimal rgb(204,136,102)
RGB Percentage 46%, 31%, 23%
CMYK 0, 26.67, 40, 20
HSL hsl(20,50%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,50%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.848,22.2502,28.8254)
XYZ xyz(36.1043,31.405,16.7292)

#cc8866 Pair Colors

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