Ridgeback 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 | #1067a3 |
| Complementary Color | #5bb3ef |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ridgeback Color. The Tangerine Flake 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 saturated alternative called Lightning Yellow (#f7a233) for more energetic effect. Try Eastern Amber as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5bb3ef is the best complementary color to Ridgeback. 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 #ef985c complementary color is Picton 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 Sandy brown are #ef5b69 and #efe15b. Thus found on the left and right of #ef985c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Confetti colors as they work well with Ridgeback.
The split-complementary Ridgeback palette consists of #5b69ef and #5befe1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5bb3ef). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ef985c, 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 #ef985c 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 Ridgeback. Thus Medium Purple and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ridgeback contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ef985c 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. Ridgeback tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5bb3ef) 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 #5bef98 and #ef5bb2.
In a RGB color space, hex #ef985c is made of 49% red, 31% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Ridgeback has a hue angle of 24.49°, a saturation of 82.12% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ef985c is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #ef985c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,152,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 31%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.12, 57.65, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(24.49,82.12%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.49,61.51%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.5803,27.0624,44.6655) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7566,41.5799,15.5812) |