Pigeon Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #627a80 |
| Complementary Color | #7f979d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pigeon Pink Color. The Red Stone color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called African Mud (#826c68) for more calm effect. Try Mauve Mole as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f979d is the best complementary color to Pigeon Pink. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d857f complementary color is Granny Smith, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #9d7f88 and #9d947f. Thus found on the left and right of #9d857f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Pale Oyster colors as they work well with Pigeon Pink.
The split-complementary Pigeon Pink palette consists of #7f889d and #7f9d94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f979d). Try Regent Gray and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9d857f, 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 #9d857f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pigeon Pink. Thus Waterloo and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pigeon Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granny Smith, Amulet, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d857f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pigeon Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7f979d) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Granny Smith. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f9d85 and #9d7f96.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d857f is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pigeon Pink has a hue angle of 12°, a saturation of 13.27% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d857f is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d857f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,133,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 11.77, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(12,13.27%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12,19.11%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.5358,8.1211,6.6153) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1229,25.4755,23.6191) |