Ephemera Color

#6f5965

Ephemera is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #90a69a
Complementary Color #596f63
Color Shade: warm magenta (327.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.22% (better contrasting with white)
Ephemera Color Sample
Ephemera Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6f5965

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ephemera Color. The Mature Grape color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Siliceous Red (#5a3d4a) for more energetic effect. Try Liver as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#596f63 is the best complementary color to Ephemera. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f5965 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Falcon are #6e596f and #6f5959. Thus found on the left and right of #6f5965 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Dorado colors as they work well with Ephemera.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ephemera palette consists of #596f6e and #596f59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596f63). Try Corduroy and Finlandia colors in combination with #6f5965, 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 #6f5965 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ephemera. Thus Shuttle Gray and Willow Grove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ephemera contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Kokoda, and Comet split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f5965 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Ephemera tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#596f63) and two others. The Willow Grove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #646f59 and #63596f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6f5965 is made of 37% red, 30% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Ephemera has a hue angle of 327.27°, a saturation of 11% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f5965 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 56.47% black ink.

HEX #6f5965
RGB Decimal rgb(111,89,101)
RGB Percentage 37%, 30%, 34%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 3.92, 56.47
HSL hsl(327.27,11%,39.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(327.27,19.82%,43.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.351,11.2203,-3.4679)
XYZ xyz(12.4769,11.4638,13.8671)
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