Old Rose 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 | #3f7f7e |
| Complementary Color | #80c0bf |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Rose Color. The Beauty Secret color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rose Embroidery (#c59ea1) for more calm effect. Try Primula as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80c0bf is the best complementary color to Old Rose. 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 #c08081 complementary color is Neptune, 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 Old Rose are #c080a0 and #c09f80. Thus found on the left and right of #c08081 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Mongoose colors as they work well with Old Rose.
The split-complementary Old Rose palette consists of #80a1c0 and #80c09f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80c0bf). Try Nepal and De York colors in combination with #c08081, 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 #c08081 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 Old Rose. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #c08081 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. Old Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#80c0bf) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81c080 and #bf80c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c08081 is made of 43% red, 29% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Old Rose has a hue angle of 359.06°, a saturation of 33.68% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c08081 is made of 0% cyan, 25.09% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c08081 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,128,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 29%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.09, 24.7, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(359.06,33.68%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.06,33.33%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.0958,24.9067,9.6257) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4198,28.2298,24.4564) |