Physalis Color

#ef9548

Physalis is soft, 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 #106ab7
Complementary Color #48a1ef
Color Shade: warm red (27.66° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.98% (better contrasting with white)
Physalis Color Sample
Physalis Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ef9548

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Physalis Color. The Sizzling Sunset 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 soft alternative called Light Amber Orange (#ed9a76) for more calm effect. Try Russet Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#48a1ef is the best complementary color to Physalis. 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 #ef9548 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Jaffa are #ef484e and #efe848. Thus found on the left and right of #ef9548 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Starship colors as they work well with Physalis.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Physalis palette consists of #484eef and #48efe8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48a1ef). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ef9548, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ef9548 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 Physalis. Thus Medium Purple and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Physalis contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ef9548 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Physalis tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#48a1ef) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48ef95 and #ef48a1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ef9548 is made of 52% red, 32% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Physalis has a hue angle of 27.66°, a saturation of 83.92% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ef9548 is made of 0% cyan, 35.3% magenta, 65.49% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #ef9548
RGB Decimal rgb(239,149,72)
RGB Percentage 52%, 32%, 16%
CMYK 0, 35.3, 65.49, 6.27
HSL hsl(27.66,83.92%,60.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.66,69.87%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.6922,27.46,53.4596)
XYZ xyz(47.5137,40.3135,11.4079)
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