Scotchtone 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 | #143346 |
| Complementary Color | #b9d7ea |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Scotchtone Color. The Gold Plate 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 soft alternative called Jasmine Flower (#f4e8e1) for more calm effect. Try Cotton Sheets as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b9d7ea is the best complementary color to Scotchtone. 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 #ebccb9 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Just Right are #eab9bf and #eae4b9. Thus found on the left and right of #ebccb9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Fall Green colors as they work well with Scotchtone.
The split-complementary Scotchtone palette consists of #b9bfea and #b9eae4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9d7ea). Try Spindle and Cruise colors in combination with #ebccb9, 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 #ebccb9 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 Scotchtone. Thus Prelude and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scotchtone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Tea Green, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebccb9 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. Scotchtone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b9d7ea) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9eacc and #eab9d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #ebccb9 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Scotchtone has a hue angle of 22.8°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebccb9 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #ebccb9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(235,204,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 19.61, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(22.8,55.56%,82.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.8,21.28%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.148,7.9624,13.4705) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.6108,64.3507,54.9145) |