Oriental Pink Color

#c28e88

Oriental Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #3d7177
Complementary Color #87bbc2
Color Shade: mid red (6.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.71% (better contrasting with white)
Oriental Pink Color Sample
Oriental Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c28e88

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oriental Pink Color. The Contessa color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rosy Tan (#c8aba7) for more calm effect. Try Vista as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#87bbc2 is the best complementary color to Oriental Pink. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c28e88 complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oriental Pink are #c2879e and #c2ab87. Thus found on the left and right of #c28e88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Oriental Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oriental Pink palette consists of #879ec2 and #87c2ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87bbc2). Try Nepal and Neptune colors in combination with #c28e88, 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 #c28e88 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Oriental Pink. Thus Blue Bell and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oriental Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c28e88 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Oriental Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#87bbc2) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87c28d and #c287bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c28e88 is made of 41% red, 30% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Oriental Pink has a hue angle of 6.21°, a saturation of 32.22% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c28e88 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c28e88
RGB Decimal rgb(194,142,136)
RGB Percentage 41%, 30%, 29%
CMYK 0, 20.39, 22.75, 23.92
HSL hsl(6.21,32.22%,64.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.21,29.9%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.8299,18.8877,10.961)
XYZ xyz(36.3651,32.5929,27.667)
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