Pale Poppy is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #435752 |
| Complementary Color | #a8bbb6 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (345° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Poppy Color. The Wallis color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sugar Tree (#a2999a) for more calm effect. Try Mother of Pearl Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8bbb6 is the best complementary color to Pale Poppy. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bca8ad complementary color is Tower Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pink Swan are #bba8b6 and #bbada8. Thus found on the left and right of #bca8ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Silk colors as they work well with Pale Poppy.
The split-complementary Pale Poppy palette consists of #a8b6bb and #a8bbad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8bbb6). Try Tower Gray and Edward colors in combination with #bca8ad, 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 #bca8ad 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 Pale Poppy. Thus Spun Pearl and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Poppy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Eagle, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #bca8ad square combo is a palette of red magenta, cool yellow, green 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. Pale Poppy tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#a8bbb6) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acbba8 and #b6a8bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bca8ad is made of 36% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Poppy has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 12.99% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bca8ad is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bca8ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,168,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.85, 5.89, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(345,12.99%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345,10.64%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.6731,8.1049,0.067) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2845,41.7138,45.3581) |