Amour is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #11a7ae |
| Complementary Color | #51e6ed |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Amour Color. The Adventure Island Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Slippery Salmon (#f87e63) for more energetic effect. Try Jinza Safflower as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#51e6ed is the best complementary color to Amour. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ee5851 complementary color is Turquoise Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Burnt Sienna are #ed5198 and #eda651. Thus found on the left and right of #ee5851 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brilliant Rose and Sandy brown colors as they work well with Amour.
The split-complementary Amour palette consists of #5198ed and #51eda6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51e6ed). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ee5851, 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 #ee5851 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Amour. Thus Royal Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise Blue, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ee5851 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Amour tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#51e6ed) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Turquoise Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51ed58 and #ed51e6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ee5851 is made of 58% red, 22% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Amour has a hue angle of 2.68°, a saturation of 82.2% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee5851 is made of 0% cyan, 58.82% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ee5851 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,88,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 22%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 58.82, 61.57, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(2.68,82.2%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2.68,65.97%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.7996,57.3243,35.1364) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2348,25.7507,10.6343) |