Adobe South is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1a3e58 |
| Complementary Color | #a7cbe4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Adobe South Color. The Dry Dune 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 saturated alternative called So Much Fawn (#f1e0cb) for more energetic effect. Try Pebble Cream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a7cbe4 is the best complementary color to Adobe South. 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 #e5c1a7 complementary color is Regent St 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 Cashmere are #e4a7ac and #e4dfa7. Thus found on the left and right of #e5c1a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Hampton colors as they work well with Adobe South.
The split-complementary Adobe South palette consists of #a7ace4 and #a7e4e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7cbe4). Try Dull Lavender and Morning Glory colors in combination with #e5c1a7, 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 #e5c1a7 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 Adobe South. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Adobe South contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Celadon, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5c1a7 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. Adobe South tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a7cbe4) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7e4c1 and #e4a7cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5c1a7 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Adobe South has a hue angle of 25.16°, a saturation of 54.39% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5c1a7 is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5c1a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,193,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 24.31, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(25.16,54.39%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.16,27.07%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.5092,8.9816,17.8637) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.3581,57.588,44.599) |