Heat of Summer is soft, 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 | #1672a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5ab6e9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heat of Summer Color. The Flaming Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Emergency Zone (#e36940) for more calm effect. Try Red Damask as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5ab6e9 is the best complementary color to Heat of Summer. 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 #e98d5b complementary color is Picton 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 Burnt Sienna are #e95a6f and #e9d45a. Thus found on the left and right of #e98d5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandy and Confetti colors as they work well with Heat of Summer.
The split-complementary Heat of Summer palette consists of #5a6fe9 and #5ae9d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5ab6e9). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e98d5b, 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 #e98d5b 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 Heat of Summer. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heat of Summer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e98d5b 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. Heat of Summer tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5ab6e9) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ae98d and #e95ab6.
In a RGB color space, hex #e98d5b is made of 50% red, 30% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Heat of Summer has a hue angle of 21.13°, a saturation of 76.34% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e98d5b is made of 0% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 55.68% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e98d5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,141,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 30%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.08, 55.68, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(21.13,76.34%,63.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.13,60.94%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.3735,30.3798,41.167) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0175,37.1287,14.6914) |