Prairie Sun 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 | #115c8d |
| Complementary Color | #71bdee |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Prairie Sun Color. The Antique Cameo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sunburst (#f6c289) for more energetic effect. Try Avid Apricot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#71bdee is the best complementary color to Prairie Sun. 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 #eea372 complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 #ee717e and #eee171. Thus found on the left and right of #eea372 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Manz colors as they work well with Prairie Sun.
The split-complementary Prairie Sun palette consists of #717eee and #71eee1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71bdee). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #eea372, 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 #eea372 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 Prairie Sun. Thus Portage and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prairie Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Pastel Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #eea372 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. Prairie Sun tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#71bdee) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71eea2 and #ee71bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #eea372 is made of 46% red, 32% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Prairie Sun has a hue angle of 23.71°, a saturation of 78.48% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eea372 is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 48.62% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eea372 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,163,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 32%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 48.62, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(23.71,78.48%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.71,52.1%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.2764,22.533,36.5479) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3944,45.5864,22.0099) |