Shu Red Color

#eb6101

Shu Red is vivid, 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 #149efe
Complementary Color #008aeb
Color Shade: warm red (24.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.27% (better contrasting with white)
Shu Red Color Sample
Shu Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eb6101

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shu Red Color. The Torii Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Romesco (#f48101) for more energetic effect. Try Rose of Sharon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#008aeb is the best complementary color to Shu Red. 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 #eb6101 complementary color is Azure Radiance, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clementine are #eb0015 and #ebd500. Thus found on the left and right of #eb6101 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red and School bus Yellow colors as they work well with Shu Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shu Red palette consists of #0015eb and #00ebd6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#008aeb). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #eb6101, 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 #eb6101 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 Shu Red. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shu Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure Radiance, Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #eb6101 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Shu Red tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#008aeb) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hollywood Cerise – 120° from the complementary Azure Radiance. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00eb61 and #eb008a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eb6101 is made of 71% red, 29% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Shu Red has a hue angle of 24.62°, a saturation of 99.15% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eb6101 is made of 0% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 91.77% yellow and 7.84% black ink.

HEX #eb6101
RGB Decimal rgb(235,97,1)
RGB Percentage 71%, 29%, 0%
CMYK 0, 54.12, 91.77, 7.84
HSL hsl(24.62,99.15%,46.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.62,99.57%,92.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.2394,50.0852,67.2114)
XYZ xyz(38.5411,26.2137,3.0571)
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