Heirloom Orchid is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #516666 |
| Complementary Color | #99adad |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heirloom Orchid Color. The Plum Smoke color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nobel (#b7b1b1) for more calm effect. Try Opium as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#99adad is the best complementary color to Heirloom Orchid. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae9999 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Martini are #ad99a3 and #ada399. Thus found on the left and right of #ae9999 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Bronco colors as they work well with Heirloom Orchid.
The split-complementary Heirloom Orchid palette consists of #99a3ad and #99ada3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99adad). Try Gray Chateau and Pewter colors in combination with #ae9999, 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 #ae9999 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 Heirloom Orchid. Thus Santas Gray and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heirloom Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Bud, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae9999 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Heirloom Orchid tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#99adad) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99ad99 and #ad99ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae9999 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Heirloom Orchid has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 11.48% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae9999 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae9999 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,153,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 8.24, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(0,11.48%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,12.07%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.0268,7.7463,2.8389) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5966,34.081,34.8919) |