Shabby Chic 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 | #447571 |
| Complementary Color | #8abbb6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shabby Chic Color. The Exotic Incense 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 Pomegranate Tea (#ab6f73) for more calm effect. Try Dutchess Dawn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8abbb6 is the best complementary color to Shabby Chic. 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 #bb8a8e complementary color is Gulf Stream, 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 Brandy Rose are #bb8aa6 and #bb9e8a. Thus found on the left and right of #bb8a8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Quicksand colors as they work well with Shabby Chic.
The split-complementary Shabby Chic palette consists of #8aa6bb and #8abb9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8abbb6). Try Nepal and Summer Green colors in combination with #bb8a8e, 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 #bb8a8e 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 Shabby Chic. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shabby Chic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gulf Stream, Swamp Green, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb8a8e 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. Shabby Chic tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#8abbb6) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Gulf Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ebb8a and #b68abb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb8a8e is made of 40% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Shabby Chic has a hue angle of 355.1°, a saturation of 26.49% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb8a8e is made of 0% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 17.64% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb8a8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,138,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 30%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.21, 17.64, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(355.1,26.49%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.1,26.2%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.2491,19.2645,5.2065) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4645,30.6947,29.6994) |