Koi Color

#d15837

Koi 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 #2ea7c8
Complementary Color #36afd1
Color Shade: mid red (12.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.76% (better contrasting with white)
Koi Color Sample
Koi Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d15837

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Koi Color. The Deep Coral color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Challah Bread (#cd7a50) for more calm effect. Try Alfajor Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#36afd1 is the best complementary color to Koi. 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 #d15837 complementary color is Scooter, 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 Flame Pea are #d13662 and #d1a436. Thus found on the left and right of #d15837 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cabaret and Old Gold colors as they work well with Koi.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Koi palette consists of #3662d1 and #36d1a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#36afd1). Try Mariner and Shamrock colors in combination with #d15837, 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 #d15837 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 Koi. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Koi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d15837 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. Koi tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#36afd1) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36d158 and #d136b0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d15837 is made of 59% red, 25% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Koi has a hue angle of 12.86°, a saturation of 62.6% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d15837 is made of 0% cyan, 47.45% magenta, 60.39% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #d15837
RGB Decimal rgb(209,88,55)
RGB Percentage 59%, 25%, 16%
CMYK 0, 47.45, 60.39, 18.04
HSL hsl(12.86,62.6%,51.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.86,73.68%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.7416,45.9154,42.3064)
XYZ xyz(30.4738,20.8106,6.0251)
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