Squash Bisque 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 | #184e83 |
| Complementary Color | #7cb2e6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Squash Bisque Color. The Harmonious Gold 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 Chamois (#e8cd9a) for more calm effect. Try Suffragette Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7cb2e6 is the best complementary color to Squash Bisque. 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 #e7b17c complementary color is Seagull, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacao are #e67c7c and #e6e67c. Thus found on the left and right of #e7b17c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Wild Rice colors as they work well with Squash Bisque.
The split-complementary Squash Bisque palette consists of #7c7ce6 and #7ce6e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7cb2e6). Try Medium Purple and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #e7b17c, 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 #e7b17c 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 Squash Bisque. Thus Lavender and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Squash Bisque contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Seagull, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7b17c 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. Squash Bisque tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7cb2e6) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Seagull. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ce6b1 and #e67cb2.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7b17c is made of 43% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Squash Bisque has a hue angle of 29.72°, a saturation of 69.03% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7b17c is made of 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7b17c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,177,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 33%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.18, 41.96, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(29.72,69.03%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.72,46.32%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.0007,13.2086,34.6362) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3152,49.8884,25.9409) |