Iced Orchid Color

#8e7d89

Iced Orchid 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 #718276
Complementary Color #7d8e82
Color Shade: warm magenta (317.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Iced Orchid Color Sample
Iced Orchid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8e7d89

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Iced Orchid Color. The Cabal 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 soft alternative called Burnt Ash (#746572) for more calm effect. Try Milkwort Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7d8e82 is the best complementary color to Iced Orchid. 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 #8e7d89 complementary color is Spanish Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Venus are #8a7d8e and #8e7d80. Thus found on the left and right of #8e7d89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mamba and Hurricane colors as they work well with Iced Orchid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Iced Orchid palette consists of #7d8e8a and #808e7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d8e82). Try Blue Smoke and Stack colors in combination with #8e7d89, 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 #8e7d89 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 Iced Orchid. Thus Oslo Gray and Bitter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Iced Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spanish Green, Natural Gray, and Waterloo split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e7d89 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. Iced Orchid tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#7d8e82) and two others. The Bitter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Topaz – 120° from the complementary Spanish Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #898e7d and #827d8e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8e7d89 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Iced Orchid has a hue angle of 317.65°, a saturation of 7% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e7d89 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 44.31% black ink.

HEX #8e7d89
RGB Decimal rgb(142,125,137)
RGB Percentage 35%, 31%, 34%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 1.96, 44.31
HSL hsl(317.65,7%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(317.65,11.97%,55.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.264,8.735,-4.1076)
XYZ xyz(23.0043,22.2242,26.7441)
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