Lime Pink Color

#b6848c

Lime Pink 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 #497b73
Complementary Color #84b5ad
Color Shade: cool red (350.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.57% (better contrasting with white)
Lime Pink Color Sample
Lime Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6848c

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Pink Color. The Refined Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Berries and Cream (#9e6a75) for more calm effect. Try Delhi Spice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#84b5ad is the best complementary color to Lime Pink. 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 #b6848c complementary color is Gulf Stream, 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 Brandy Rose are #b584a4 and #b59584. Thus found on the left and right of #b6848c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Quicksand colors as they work well with Lime Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lime Pink palette consists of #84a4b5 and #84b595 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84b5ad). Try Bali Hai and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #b6848c, 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 #b6848c 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 Lime Pink. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lime Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gulf Stream, Swamp Green, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6848c 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. Lime Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#84b5ad) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Purple – 120° from the complementary Gulf Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cb584 and #ad84b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6848c is made of 40% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Lime Pink has a hue angle of 350.4°, a saturation of 25.51% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6848c is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #b6848c
RGB Decimal rgb(182,132,140)
RGB Percentage 40%, 29%, 31%
CMYK 0, 19.61, 16.47, 28.63
HSL hsl(350.4,25.51%,61.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350.4,27.47%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.1956,20.4043,3.3163)
XYZ xyz(32.2763,28.3411,28.5802)
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