Reddish Banana is calm, 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 | #047 |
| Complementary Color | #87cbff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Reddish Banana Color. The September Sun 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 Speak To Me (#ffd9a6) for more calm effect. Try Dainty Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#87cbff is the best complementary color to Reddish Banana. 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 #fb8 complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 White are #ff8790 and #fff687. Thus found on the left and right of #fb8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Salmon and Dolly colors as they work well with Reddish Banana.
The split-complementary Reddish Banana palette consists of #8790ff and #87fff6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87cbff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fb8, 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 #fb8 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 Reddish Banana. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reddish Banana contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fb8 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. Reddish Banana tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#87cbff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87ffbb and #ff87cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffbb88 is made of 44% red, 32% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Reddish Banana has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffbb88 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffbb88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,187,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 32%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 46.67, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(25.71,100%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.71,46.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0592,18.6374,35.4117) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.4543,58.5782,31.2549) |