Play School is vibrant, 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 | #31a6db |
| Complementary Color | #2399ce |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Play School Color. The Citrus Blast color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Decaying Leave (#d57835) for more calm effect. Try Crushed Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2399ce is the best complementary color to Play School. 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 #ce5924 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 #ce2343 and #cead23. Thus found on the left and right of #ce5924 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Flush and Hokey Pokey colors as they work well with Play School.
The split-complementary Play School palette consists of #2343ce and #23cead colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2399ce). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #ce5924, 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 #ce5924 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 Play School. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Play School contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #ce5924 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. Play School tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2399ce) 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 #23ce58 and #ce2398.
In a RGB color space, hex #ce5924 is made of 62% red, 27% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Play School has a hue angle of 18.71°, a saturation of 70.25% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ce5924 is made of 0% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 66.66% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #ce5924 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,89,36) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 27%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 45.88, 66.66, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(18.71,70.25%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.71,82.52%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.2797,43.6252,50.9131) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3444,20.3939,4.0589) |