Persian Pastel 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 | #556b66 |
| Complementary Color | #94aaa5 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Persian Pastel Color. The Century's Last Sunset 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 Antique Mauve (#bbb0b1) for more calm effect. Try Pewter Mug as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#94aaa5 is the best complementary color to Persian Pastel. 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 #aa9499 complementary color is Pewter, 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 Dusty Gray are #aa94a3 and #aa9a94. Thus found on the left and right of #aa9499 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Del Rio colors as they work well with Persian Pastel.
The split-complementary Persian Pastel palette consists of #94a3aa and #94aa9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94aaa5). Try Hit Gray and Envy colors in combination with #aa9499, 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 #aa9499 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 Persian Pastel. Thus Manatee and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Persian Pastel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Bud, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa9499 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. Persian Pastel tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#94aaa5) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99aa94 and #a594aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa9499 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Persian Pastel has a hue angle of 346.36°, a saturation of 11.46% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa9499 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa9499 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,148,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 6.67, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(346.36,11.46%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.36,12.94%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.3642,9.0407,0.3764) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9172,32.0258,34.5837) |