Super Sepia Color

#ffaa88

Super Sepia 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 #057
Complementary Color #87ddff
Color Shade: warm red (17.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.67% (better contrasting with white)
Super Sepia Color Sample
Super Sepia Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffaa88

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Super Sepia Color. The Peach Crayon 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 Blushing Cherub (#ffcdaf) for more calm effect. Try Peachy Pico as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#87ddff is the best complementary color to Super Sepia. 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 #fa8 complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 White are #ff87a1 and #ffe587. Thus found on the left and right of #fa8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Salmon and Salomie colors as they work well with Super Sepia.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Super Sepia palette consists of #87a1ff and #87ffe5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87ddff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fa8, 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 #fa8 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 Super Sepia. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Super Sepia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fa8 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. Super Sepia tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#87ddff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87ffa9 and #ff87dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffaa88 is made of 45% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Super Sepia has a hue angle of 17.14°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffaa88 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffaa88
RGB Decimal rgb(255,170,136)
RGB Percentage 45%, 30%, 24%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 46.67, 0
HSL hsl(17.14,100%,76.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.14,46.67%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.1533,27.5348,30.2897)
XYZ xyz(60.0587,51.787,30.123)
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