Venetian Pink Color

#bb8e84

Venetian Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #44717b
Complementary Color #84b1bb
Color Shade: mid red (10.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.55% (better contrasting with white)
Venetian Pink Color Sample
Venetian Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb8e84

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Venetian Pink Color. The Pinkish Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called New England Brick (#ad7065) for more energetic effect. Try Brick Dust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#84b1bb is the best complementary color to Venetian Pink. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb8e84 complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brandy Rose are #bb8495 and #bba984. Thus found on the left and right of #bb8e84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Venetian Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Venetian Pink palette consists of #8495bb and #84bba9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84b1bb). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #bb8e84, 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 #bb8e84 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Venetian Pink. Thus Lavender Purple and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Venetian Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb8e84 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Venetian Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#84b1bb) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84bb8e and #bb84b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb8e84 is made of 41% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Venetian Pink has a hue angle of 10.91°, a saturation of 28.8% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb8e84 is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb8e84
RGB Decimal rgb(187,142,132)
RGB Percentage 41%, 31%, 29%
CMYK 0, 17.64, 21.57, 26.67
HSL hsl(10.91,28.8%,62.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.91,29.41%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.9915,15.6048,11.9294)
XYZ xyz(34.3314,31.5767,26.1153)
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