Indian Paintbrush 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 | #05689e |
| Complementary Color | #61c3fa |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Paintbrush Color. The Goose Bill 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 Fresh Peaches (#f6b98a) for more calm effect. Try Adventure Island Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#61c3fa is the best complementary color to Indian Paintbrush. 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 #fa9761 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Tan Hide are #fa6177 and #fae361. Thus found on the left and right of #fa9761 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brink Pink and Portica colors as they work well with Indian Paintbrush.
The split-complementary Indian Paintbrush palette consists of #6177fa and #61fae3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61c3fa). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fa9761, 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 #fa9761 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 Indian Paintbrush. Thus Heliotrope and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indian Paintbrush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fa9761 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. Indian Paintbrush tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#61c3fa) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61fa97 and #fa61c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #fa9761 is made of 50% red, 30% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Paintbrush has a hue angle of 21.18°, a saturation of 93.87% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fa9761 is made of 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 60% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #fa9761 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(250,151,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 30%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.82, 60, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(21.18,93.87%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.18,61.2%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.7718,32.3053,43.8564) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6486,43.3203,16.896) |