Whistler Rose 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 | #3b6170 |
| Complementary Color | #8fb5c4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whistler Rose Color. The Pastry Shell color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Statued (#d0bcb1) for more calm effect. Try Mothy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8fb5c4 is the best complementary color to Whistler Rose. 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 #c49e8f complementary color is Nepal, 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 Oriental Pink are #c48f9a and #c4b88f. Thus found on the left and right of #c49e8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Whistler Rose.
The split-complementary Whistler Rose palette consists of #8f9ac4 and #8fc4b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8fb5c4). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c49e8f, 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 #c49e8f 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 Whistler Rose. Thus Blue Bell and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whistler Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Olivine, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c49e8f 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. Whistler Rose tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8fb5c4) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fc49e and #c48fb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c49e8f is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Whistler Rose has a hue angle of 16.98°, a saturation of 30.99% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c49e8f is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 20.78% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c49e8f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,158,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 20.78, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(16.98,30.99%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.98,27.04%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.1477,11.8319,13.1586) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9497,38.1727,31.2491) |