Polly 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 | #00355b |
| Complementary Color | #a3d9ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Polly Color. The Tequila 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 Super Sepia (#ffaa88) for more calm effect. Try Neutral Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3d9ff is the best complementary color to Polly. 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 #ffcaa4 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 Flesh are #ffa3ab and #fff7a3. Thus found on the left and right of #ffcaa4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cornflower Lilac and Picasso colors as they work well with Polly.
The split-complementary Polly palette consists of #a3abff and #a3fff7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3d9ff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffcaa4, 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 #ffcaa4 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 Polly. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffcaa4 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. Polly tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a3d9ff) 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 #a3ffca and #ffa3d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffcaa4 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Polly has a hue angle of 25.05°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcaa4 is made of 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffcaa4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,202,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.78, 35.69, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(25.05,100%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.05,35.69%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.0889,13.7783,26.1411) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.0614,66.1814,44.2563) |