Safflower Scarlet Color

#e83929

Safflower Scarlet is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #17c6d6
Complementary Color #28d8e8
Color Shade: mid red (5.03° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.53% (better contrasting with white)
Safflower Scarlet Color Sample
Safflower Scarlet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e83929

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Safflower Scarlet Color. The Flattered Flamingo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Opulent Orange (#f16640) for more energetic effect. Try Emberglow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#28d8e8 is the best complementary color to Safflower Scarlet. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e83929 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cinnabar are #e82878 and #e89828. Thus found on the left and right of #e83929 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Fire Bush colors as they work well with Safflower Scarlet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Safflower Scarlet palette consists of #2878e8 and #28e898 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#28d8e8). Try Royal Blue and Java colors in combination with #e83929, 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 #e83929 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Safflower Scarlet. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Safflower Scarlet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Lima, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #e83929 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Safflower Scarlet tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#28d8e8) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking Pink – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28e838 and #e828d7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e83929 is made of 70% red, 17% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Safflower Scarlet has a hue angle of 5.03°, a saturation of 80.59% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e83929 is made of 0% cyan, 68.63% magenta, 74.9% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #e83929
RGB Decimal rgb(232,57,41)
RGB Percentage 70%, 17%, 12%
CMYK 0, 68.63, 74.9, 9.02
HSL hsl(5.03,80.59%,53.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.03,82.33%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.1099,65.2894,50.1091)
XYZ xyz(35.1421,20.2422,4.1528)
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