Taste of Summer Color

#f2ae73

Taste of Summer 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 #0d518c
Complementary Color #72b6f2
Color Shade: warm red (27.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Taste of Summer Color Sample
Taste of Summer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2ae73

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Taste of Summer Color. The Granola 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 Hazy Day (#f2cc99) for more calm effect. Try Garbanzo Paste as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#72b6f2 is the best complementary color to Taste of Summer. 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 #f2ae73 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Sandy brown are #f27277 and #f2ed72. Thus found on the left and right of #f2ae73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Manz colors as they work well with Taste of Summer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Taste of Summer palette consists of #7277f2 and #72f2ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72b6f2). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #f2ae73, 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 #f2ae73 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 Taste of Summer. Thus Portage and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Taste of Summer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2ae73 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. Taste of Summer tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#72b6f2) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72f2ad and #f272b6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2ae73 is made of 46% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Taste of Summer has a hue angle of 27.87°, a saturation of 83.01% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2ae73 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2ae73
RGB Decimal rgb(242,174,115)
RGB Percentage 46%, 33%, 22%
CMYK 0, 26.66, 49.8, 5.1
HSL hsl(27.87,83.01%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.87,52.48%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.3063,18.4016,39.9435)
XYZ xyz(54.8485,50.3872,23.0545)
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