Puppy is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #43515f |
| Complementary Color | #a0aebc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Puppy Color. The Roasted Hazelnut color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brush (#b99984) for more energetic effect. Try Country Dweller as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a0aebc is the best complementary color to Puppy. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcaea0 complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Malta are #bca0a0 and #bcbca0. Thus found on the left and right of #bcaea0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Puppy.
The split-complementary Puppy palette consists of #a0a0bc and #a0bcbc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0aebc). Try Santas Gray and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bcaea0, 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 #bcaea0 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Puppy. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Puppy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcaea0 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Puppy tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a0aebc) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0bcae and #bca0ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcaea0 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Puppy has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 17.28% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcaea0 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bcaea0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,174,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 10.98, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(30,17.28%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,14.89%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.8941,2.6489,8.9866) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2203,43.5015,39.4291) |