Nouveau Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #66978d |
| Complementary Color | #68998f |
| Color Shade: | cool red (347.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nouveau Rose Color. The Tropical Orchid color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deep Rhubarb (#7f5153) for more energetic effect. Try Falcon Wing as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#68998f is the best complementary color to Nouveau Rose. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #996872 complementary color is Patina, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #99688a and #997668. Thus found on the left and right of #996872 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Toast colors as they work well with Nouveau Rose.
The split-complementary Nouveau Rose palette consists of #688a99 and #689976 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#68998f). Try Hoki and Viridian Green colors in combination with #996872, 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 #996872 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nouveau Rose. Thus Lynch and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nouveau Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Avocado, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #996872 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nouveau Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#68998f) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #719968 and #8f6899.
In a RGB color space, hex #996872 is made of 41% red, 28% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Nouveau Rose has a hue angle of 347.76°, a saturation of 19.37% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #996872 is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #996872 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,104,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 28%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 15.29, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(347.76,19.37%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(347.76,32.03%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.3598,21.144,2.3996) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1244,17.8878,18.2589) |