Bittersweet

#FE6F5E

Bittersweet #FE6F5E

Shades of Bittersweet

#FF6E5E

#E26253

#C65549

#AA493E

#8D3D34

#713129

#55241F

#381814

#1C0C0A

#000000

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Tints of Bittersweet

#FF6E5E

#FF7E70

#FF8E82

#FF9E93

#FFAEA5

#FFBEB7

#FFCEC9

#FFDEDB

#FFEEED

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Bittersweet

#FE6C5C

#F57364

#EC7A6E

#E38277

#DA8980

#D19089

#C89792

#BF9E9B

#B6A6A4

#ADADAD

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What color is Bittersweet

Bittersweet is a light medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Bittersweet is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Bittersweet

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Bittersweet is #FE6F5E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Bittersweet has 100%% Red, 44% Green, and 37% Blue.
Bittersweet has 6° Hue, 63% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Bittersweet has 6° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 68% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Bittersweet has 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 63% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#FE6F5E

RGB

(254, 111, 94)

(100%, 44%, 37%)

HSV

(6°, 63, 100)

(2%, 63%, 100%)

HSL

(6°, 98, 68)

(2%, 98%, 68%)

CMYK

(0, 56, 63, 0)

(0%, 56%, 63%, 0%)

How does Bittersweet contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Bittersweet is 33%, which is medium high.
Bittersweet has a higher contrast with black than white. Bittersweet and black have a 7.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Bittersweet and white have a 2.7:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

33%

AAA (7.6)

insufficient (2.7)

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Example Black

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What colors go with Bittersweet

Summer

#69352E

#897F46

#FE6F5E

#DEDBAA

#FFEFEE

Winter

#2B3A97

#2F8089

#FE6F5E

#E1DFEC

#FFF0EE

Spring

#6B2D26

#49801C

#FE6F5E

#CDDEAC

#FFE9E8

Analogous

#653C3A

#A35F59

#FE6F5E

#F8DAD8

#FFD5D1

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How to mix Bittersweet paint

To mix Bittersweet paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Yellow, 59% Red, 37% White, as shown below.

Yellow

4%

Red

59%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

37%

To mix Bittersweet paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 30% Magenta, 33% Yellow, 37% White, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

30%

Yellow

33%

Black

0%

White

37%

What colors are similar to Bittersweet

Colors similar to Bittersweet are: Sunset Orange, Salmon, Pinkish Orange, Tomato, and Bean Red. Sunset Orange is brighter and darker than Bittersweet. Salmon is paler and lighter than Bittersweet. Pinkish Orange is more orange and brighter than Bittersweet. Tomato is more orange and brighter and darker than Bittersweet. Bean Red is more red and darker than Bittersweet.

Sunset Orange

#FD5E53

brighter,

darker

Salmon

#FF796C

paler,

lighter

Pinkish Orange

#FF724C

more orange,

brighter

Tomato

#FF6347

more orange,

brighter,

darker

Bean Red

#F75D59

more red,

darker