Grenadier Color

#d54600

Grenadier is vivid, 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 #2ab9ff
Complementary Color #008ed5
Color Shade: warm red (19.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.76% (better contrasting with white)
Grenadier Color Sample
Grenadier Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d54600

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grenadier Color. The Pepperoni 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 soft alternative called Mystic Red (#ff5500) for more calm effect. Try Willpower Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#008ed5 is the best complementary color to Grenadier. 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 #d54600 complementary color is Lochmara, 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 Grenadier are #d50024 and #d5b000. Thus found on the left and right of #d54600 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monza and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Grenadier.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grenadier palette consists of #0024d5 and #00d5b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#008ed5). Try Dark Blue and Caribbean Green colors in combination with #d54600, 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 #d54600 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 Grenadier. Thus Dark Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grenadier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lochmara, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #d54600 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. Grenadier tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#008ed5) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hollywood Cerise – 120° from the complementary Lochmara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00d546 and #d5008e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d54600 is made of 75% red, 25% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Grenadier has a hue angle of 19.72°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d54600 is made of 0% cyan, 56.08% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d54600
RGB Decimal rgb(213,70,0)
RGB Percentage 75%, 25%, 0%
CMYK 0, 56.08, 83.53, 16.47
HSL hsl(19.72,100%,41.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.72,100%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.1285,53.9932,61.1197)
XYZ xyz(29.6307,18.5265,2.0143)
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