Whiskey Sour 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 | #2b6ea2 |
| Complementary Color | #5ca0d4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whiskey Sour Color. The Mac N Cheese color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Golden Orange (#d7942d) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Apricot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5ca0d4 is the best complementary color to Whiskey Sour. 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 #d4915d complementary color is Danube, 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 Copperfield are #d45c64 and #d4cc5c. Thus found on the left and right of #d4915d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Tacha colors as they work well with Whiskey Sour.
The split-complementary Whiskey Sour palette consists of #5c64d4 and #5cd4cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5ca0d4). Try Indigo and Viking colors in combination with #d4915d, 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 #d4915d 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 Whiskey Sour. Thus Medium Purple and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whiskey Sour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4915d 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. Whiskey Sour tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5ca0d4) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5cd491 and #d45ca0.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4915d is made of 47% red, 32% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Whiskey Sour has a hue angle of 26.22°, a saturation of 58.05% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4915d is made of 0% cyan, 26.28% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d4915d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,145,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 32%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.28, 46.67, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(26.22,58.05%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.22,56.13%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.7784,19.8529,37.5886) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2526,35.0382,15.0501) |