Candyman 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 | #006189 |
| Complementary Color | #76d6ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Candyman Color. The Sweet Apricot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Market Melon (#fbb377) for more calm effect. Try Peach Pearl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#76d6ff is the best complementary color to Candyman. 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 #ff9e76 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 Vivid Tangerine are #ff7692 and #ffe276. Thus found on the left and right of #ff9e76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tickle Me Pink and Kournikova colors as they work well with Candyman.
The split-complementary Candyman palette consists of #7692ff and #76ffe2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#76d6ff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff9e76, 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 #ff9e76 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 Candyman. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candyman contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff9e76 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. Candyman tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#76d6ff) and two others. The Mint 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 #76ff9e and #ff76d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff9e76 is made of 48% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Candyman has a hue angle of 17.52°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9e76 is made of 0% cyan, 38.04% magenta, 53.73% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff9e76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,158,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 30%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.04, 53.73, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(17.52,100%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.52,53.73%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2037,32.1881,36.0247) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7369,47.0217,23.2253) |