Chinese RedIt is a dark pastel red color having an approximate luminance of 40%. It has a hue value of 11° indicating that this is a warm color.
Some of the most similar colors to this color are Rufous, International Orange (Engineering), Carnelian, Cornell Red, Medium Carmine, Rojo Spanish Red, Firebrick, International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge), Sweet Brown and Rust. A bit below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.
The following list contains the conversion results of color Chinese Red to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.
rgb (170, 56, 30)
#aa381e
hsl (11.1, 70%, 39.2%)
hsv (11.1, 82.4%, 66.7%)
lab (40.4, 45.4, 40.5)
xyz (18.2, 11.5, 2.5)
The rgb, hexadecimal and hsl values can be used in webpages to define the colors of different objects. You can select a value easily by clicking on it.
In real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.
The following table contains the nearest matching standard colors.
The left side contains the reference color, while the right side shows the matched color. For each item there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy corresponding paints.
Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to Chinese Red respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.
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Tints
These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base color. This process results a scale from a dark pastel red color to white. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.
This color scale contains similar colors to Copper Red, Cedar Chest, Terra Cotta, Brown Sugar, Middle Red, Dark Salmon, Copper (Crayola), Antique Brass, Melon, Spanish Pink, Baby Pink, Tea Rose, Misty Rose, Champagne Pink, Pale Pink and Unbleached Silk.
Shades
These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base color. This process results a scale from a dark pastel red color to black. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.
This color scale contains similar colors to Sienna, Kobe, Burnt Umber, Liver (organ), Caput Mortuum, Seal Brown, Prune, Dark Sienna, Black Bean, Bistre, Smoky Black, Black Chocolate, Raisin Black and Eerie Black.
Tones
These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base color. This process results a scale from a dark pastel red color to gray. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.
This color scale contains similar colors to Chestnut, Medium Carmine, Burnt Umber, Bole, Brandy, Fuzzy Wuzzy, Tuscan Red, Liver, Coffee, Umber, Deep Taupe and Rose Ebony.
Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.
We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively.
In the following tables these color schemes are present.
Monochromatic
The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.
This color scale contains warm colors. There are variants of rose, red and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Claret, Big Dip O’ruby, Salmon Pink, Pink Sherbet, Dark Red, Kobe, Coral, Middle Red, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Sepia, Indian Yellow and Earth Yellow.
Complementary
The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.
This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of red and cyan colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Cedar Chest, Vermilion, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Maximum Blue and Dark Sky Blue.
Triadic
The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.
This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of red, azure and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Cedar Chest, Vermilion, USAFA Blue, Dark Cornflower Blue, French Sky Blue, Little Boy Blue, Castleton Green, British Racing Green, Ocean Green and Mint.
Tetradic
The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.
This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of red, green, cyan and violet colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Cedar Chest, Vermilion, Lincoln Green, Dark Green (X11), Bud Green, Mantis, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Maximum Blue, Dark Sky Blue, KSU Purple, Rebecca Purple, Bright Lilac and Lavender (floral).
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