Kimchi 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 | #12b4ff |
| Complementary Color | #00a1ed |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.99° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kimchi Color. The Crustose Lichen color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pleasant Pomegranate (#cc3300) for more calm effect. Try Clementine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00a1ed is the best complementary color to Kimchi. 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 #ed4b00 complementary color is Cerulean, 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 Trinidad are #ed002b and #edc100. Thus found on the left and right of #ed4b00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Torch Red and Corn colors as they work well with Kimchi.
The split-complementary Kimchi palette consists of #002bed and #00edc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00a1ed). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ed4b00, 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 #ed4b00 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 Kimchi. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kimchi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ed4b00 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. Kimchi tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#00a1ed) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hollywood Cerise – 120° from the complementary Cerulean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ed4b and #ed00a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ed4b00 is made of 76% red, 24% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Kimchi has a hue angle of 18.99°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ed4b00 is made of 0% cyan, 63.53% magenta, 92.94% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ed4b00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,75,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 76%, 24%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 63.53, 92.94, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(18.99,100%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.99,100%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.1101,60.0187,65.9631) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4411,23.0367,2.4732) |