Incan Treasure is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #06223b |
| Complementary Color | #c3dff9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Incan Treasure Color. The Tan Temptation color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Placebo Orange (#fcf5eb) for more calm effect. Try Shrimp Boat as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c3dff9 is the best complementary color to Incan Treasure. 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 #f9ddc4 complementary color is Tropical 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 Givry are #f9c3c5 and #f9f7c3. Thus found on the left and right of #f9ddc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azalea and Corn Field colors as they work well with Incan Treasure.
The split-complementary Incan Treasure palette consists of #c3c5f9 and #c3f9f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3dff9). Try Perfume and Scandal colors in combination with #f9ddc4, 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 #f9ddc4 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 Incan Treasure. Thus Perfume and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Incan Treasure contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9ddc4 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. Incan Treasure tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c3dff9) and two others. The Scandal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chantilly – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3f9dd and #f9c3df.
In a RGB color space, hex #f9ddc4 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Incan Treasure has a hue angle of 28.3°, a saturation of 81.54% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9ddc4 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f9ddc4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,221,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 20.79, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(28.3,81.54%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.3,21.29%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.7841,5.84,15.8038) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.8872,75.8382,62.9158) |