Pincushion 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 | #536763 |
| Complementary Color | #97aca8 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pincushion Color. The Venetian 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 soft alternative called Mauve Jazz (#908186) for more calm effect. Try Natural Spring as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#97aca8 is the best complementary color to Pincushion. 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 #ac989c 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 #ac97a5 and #ac9d97. Thus found on the left and right of #ac989c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Bronco colors as they work well with Pincushion.
The split-complementary Pincushion palette consists of #97a5ac and #97ac9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97aca8). Try Hit Gray and Pewter colors in combination with #ac989c, 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 #ac989c 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 Pincushion. Thus Santas Gray and Bud giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pincushion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Bud, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac989c 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. Pincushion tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#97aca8) and two others. The Bud 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 #9bac97 and #a897ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac989c is made of 36% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pincushion has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 10.75% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac989c is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac989c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,152,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 6.27, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(348,10.75%,63.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348,11.63%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.6658,8.0798,0.6054) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2422,33.6274,36.1385) |