Meringue Tips 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 | #3d5f7f |
| Complementary Color | #80a2c2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Meringue Tips Color. The Windsor Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Vermicelles (#bb835f) for more energetic effect. Try Ramie as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80a2c2 is the best complementary color to Meringue Tips. 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 #c2a080 complementary color is Glacier, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Indian Khaki are #c28081 and #c2c180. Thus found on the left and right of #c2a080 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Meringue Tips.
The split-complementary Meringue Tips palette consists of #8081c2 and #80c2c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80a2c2). Try Ship Cove and Neptune colors in combination with #c2a080, 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 #c2a080 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 Meringue Tips. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Meringue Tips contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2a080 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. Meringue Tips tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#80a2c2) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80c2a0 and #c280a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2a080 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Meringue Tips has a hue angle of 29.09°, a saturation of 35.11% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2a080 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c2a080 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,160,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 25.88, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(29.09,35.11%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.09,34.02%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.1453,7.9436,21.3989) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7152,38.1695,25.749) |