Nostalgia 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 | #5b8881 |
| Complementary Color | #77a39c |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nostalgia Rose Color. The Glazed Ringlet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mauve Taupe (#915f6d) for more energetic effect. Try Deauville Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#77a39c is the best complementary color to Nostalgia 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 #a4777e complementary color is Sea Nymph, 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 Pharlap are #a37794 and #a38677. Thus found on the left and right of #a4777e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Pharlap colors as they work well with Nostalgia Rose.
The split-complementary Nostalgia Rose palette consists of #7794a3 and #77a386 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77a39c). Try Gothic and Oxley colors in combination with #a4777e, 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 #a4777e 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 Nostalgia Rose. Thus Kimberly and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nostalgia Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sea Nymph, Sage, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4777e 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. Nostalgia Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#77a39c) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Sea Nymph. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ea377 and #9c77a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4777e is made of 40% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Nostalgia Rose has a hue angle of 350.67°, a saturation of 19.82% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4777e is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a4777e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,119,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 29%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.64, 14.9, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(350.67,19.82%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.67,27.44%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6501,18.6803,3.1388) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6726,22.5925,22.7464) |