Wallflower Color

#a0848a

Wallflower 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 #5f7b75
Complementary Color #849f99
Color Shade: cool red (347.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.25% (better contrasting with white)
Wallflower Color Sample
Wallflower Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a0848a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wallflower Color. The Concerto color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sugar Tree (#a2999a) for more calm effect. Try San Francisco Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#849f99 is the best complementary color to Wallflower. 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 #a0848a complementary color is Granny Smith, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bazaar are #9f8497 and #9f8c84. Thus found on the left and right of #a0848a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Pharlap colors as they work well with Wallflower.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wallflower palette consists of #84979f and #849f8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#849f99). Try Regent Gray and Envy colors in combination with #a0848a, 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 #a0848a 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 Wallflower. Thus Manatee and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wallflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granny Smith, Sage, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0848a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Wallflower tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#849f99) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Granny Smith. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a9f84 and #99849f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a0848a is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Wallflower has a hue angle of 347.14°, a saturation of 12.84% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0848a is made of 0% cyan, 10.99% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #a0848a
RGB Decimal rgb(160,132,138)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 10.99, 8.63, 37.25
HSL hsl(347.14,12.84%,57.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(347.14,17.5%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.8573,11.6909,0.787)
XYZ xyz(27.3359,25.8111,27.586)
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