Candy Drop is calm, 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 | #3da295 |
| Complementary Color | #5dc2b5 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Candy Drop Color. The Grey Matter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Red Safflower (#c53d43) for more energetic effect. Try Fake Crush as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5dc2b5 is the best complementary color to Candy Drop. 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 #c25d6a complementary color is Fountain Blue, 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 Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #c25d9c and #c2825d. Thus found on the left and right of #c25d6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Antique Brass colors as they work well with Candy Drop.
The split-complementary Candy Drop palette consists of #5d9cc2 and #5dc282 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5dc2b5). Try Fountain Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #c25d6a, 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 #c25d6a 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 Candy Drop. Thus Indigo and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candy Drop contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Celery, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c25d6a 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. Candy Drop tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5dc2b5) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69c25d and #b45dc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c25d6a is made of 49% red, 24% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Candy Drop has a hue angle of 352.28°, a saturation of 45.29% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c25d6a is made of 0% cyan, 39.61% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c25d6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,93,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 24%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 39.61, 34.51, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(352.28,45.29%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.28,52.06%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.2179,41.6486,11.9776) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.764,20.3386,16.0454) |