Desert Bud Color

#c28996

Desert Bud 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 #3d7669
Complementary Color #88c2b4
Color Shade: cool red (346.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Desert Bud Color Sample
Desert Bud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c28996

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Bud Color. The Heather Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pink Hibiscus (#b36c86) for more calm effect. Try Hydrangea Bouquet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#88c2b4 is the best complementary color to Desert Bud. 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 #c28996 complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oriental Pink are #c288b2 and #c29888. Thus found on the left and right of #c28996 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Oriental Pink colors as they work well with Desert Bud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Desert Bud palette consists of #88b2c2 and #88c298 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88c2b4). Try Nepal and De York colors in combination with #c28996, 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 #c28996 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 Desert Bud. Thus Ship Cove and Olivine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Desert Bud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Pine Glade, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #c28996 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Desert Bud tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#88c2b4) and two others. The Olivine 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 #96c288 and #b488c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c28996 is made of 40% red, 28% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Bud has a hue angle of 346.32°, a saturation of 31.84% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c28996 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c28996
RGB Decimal rgb(194,137,150)
RGB Percentage 40%, 28%, 31%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 17.26, 23.92
HSL hsl(346.32,31.84%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(346.32,29.38%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.9798,23.6592,1.8127)
XYZ xyz(36.6988,31.5627,33.0121)
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