Briquette is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #1ea09a |
| Complementary Color | #5fe1db |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Briquette Color. The Pulp color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dimple (#e9808b) for more energetic effect. Try Match Head as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5fe1db is the best complementary color to Briquette. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e15f65 complementary color is Aquamarine Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sunglo are #e15fa6 and #e19a5f. Thus found on the left and right of #e15f65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Di Serria colors as they work well with Briquette.
The split-complementary Briquette palette consists of #5fa6e1 and #5fe19a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5fe1db). Try Havelock Blue and Pastel Green colors in combination with #e15f65, 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 #e15f65 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Briquette. Thus Royal Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Briquette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine Blue, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e15f65 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Briquette tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5fe1db) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64e15f and #da5fe1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e15f65 is made of 53% red, 23% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Briquette has a hue angle of 357.23°, a saturation of 68.42% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e15f65 is made of 0% cyan, 50.99% magenta, 48.63% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e15f65 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,95,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 23%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.99, 48.63, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(357.23,68.42%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.23,57.78%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.2034,51.1635,22.4922) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4925,25.1316,15.1867) |