Pecos Spice is pale, 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 | #1e5f7f |
| Complementary Color | #80c1e0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pecos Spice Color. The Copper Blush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Retro Peach (#e7c0ad) for more calm effect. Try Amberlight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80c1e0 is the best complementary color to Pecos Spice. 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 #e1a080 complementary color is Aquamarine 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 Tumbleweed are #e08090 and #e0d080. Thus found on the left and right of #e1a080 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Chenin colors as they work well with Pecos Spice.
The split-complementary Pecos Spice palette consists of #8090e0 and #80e0d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80c1e0). Try Chetwode Blue and Riptide colors in combination with #e1a080, 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 #e1a080 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 Pecos Spice. Thus Medium Purple and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pecos Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1a080 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. Pecos Spice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#80c1e0) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80e0a0 and #e080c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1a080 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Pecos Spice has a hue angle of 19.79°, a saturation of 61.78% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1a080 is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1a080 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,160,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 31%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.49, 38.04, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(19.79,61.78%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.79,43.11%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3561,20.3012,26.2786) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5184,42.7077,26.161) |