Lion of Menecrates is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green
Inverse Color | #159 |
Complementary Color | #66a9ee |
Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lion of Menecrates Color. The Pale Sunshine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Posh Peach (#efb495) for more calm effect. Try Butterscotch Cake as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#66a9ee is the best complementary color to Lion of Menecrates. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ea6 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #e66 and #edee66. Thus found on the left and right of #ea6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Manz colors as they work well with Lion of Menecrates.
The split-complementary Lion of Menecrates palette consists of #66e and #66edee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#66a9ee). Try White and Spray colors in combination with #ea6, 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 #ea6 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 Lion of Menecrates. Thus Medium Purple and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lion of Menecrates contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, White, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea6 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lion of Menecrates tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#66a9ee) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ea and #e6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeaa66 is made of 47% red, 33% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Lion of Menecrates has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 80% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeaa66 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
HEX | #eeaa66 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(238,170,102) |
RGB Percentage | 47%, 33%, 20% |
CMYK | 0, 26.66, 53.33, 6.67 |
HSL | hsl(30,80%,66.67%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,57.14%,93.33%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(74.7529,17.8487,44.5697) |
XYZ | xyz(52.0329,47.8859,19.0708) |