Mexican Standoff 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 | #136089 |
| Complementary Color | #75c3ec |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mexican Standoff Color. The Orange Daylily 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 Peachy-Kini (#f1bf92) for more energetic effect. Try Gold Vessel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#75c3ec is the best complementary color to Mexican Standoff. 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 #ec9f76 complementary color is Seagull, 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 Apricot are #ec7588 and #ecda75. Thus found on the left and right of #ec9f76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Flax colors as they work well with Mexican Standoff.
The split-complementary Mexican Standoff palette consists of #7587ec and #75ecda colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75c3ec). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #ec9f76, 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 #ec9f76 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 Mexican Standoff. Thus Portage and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mexican Standoff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Seagull, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #ec9f76 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. Mexican Standoff tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#75c3ec) and two others. The Pastel Green 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 #75ec9e and #ec75c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #ec9f76 is made of 46% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Mexican Standoff has a hue angle of 20.85°, a saturation of 75.64% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ec9f76 is made of 0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 46.28% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #ec9f76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(236,159,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 31%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.2, 46.28, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(20.85,75.64%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.85,50%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.1865,24.2122,32.9841) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2602,43.9371,22.9713) |