Cabbage Rose Color

#c59f91

Cabbage 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 #3a606e
Complementary Color #91b6c5
Color Shade: warm red (16.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.06% (better contrasting with white)
Cabbage Rose Color Sample
Cabbage Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c59f91

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cabbage Rose Color. The Osprey Nest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Grey Mauve (#cab8ab) for more calm effect. Try Wild Rice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#91b6c5 is the best complementary color to Cabbage 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 #c59f91 complementary color is Nepal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c5919d and #c5b991. Thus found on the left and right of #c59f91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Cabbage Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cabbage Rose palette consists of #919dc5 and #91c5b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91b6c5). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c59f91, 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 #c59f91 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 Cabbage Rose. Thus Blue Bell and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cabbage Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Norway, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c59f91 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Cabbage Rose tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#91b6c5) 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 #91c59f and #c591b6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c59f91 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Cabbage Rose has a hue angle of 16.15°, a saturation of 30.95% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c59f91 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 22.75% black ink.

HEX #c59f91
RGB Decimal rgb(197,159,145)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 20.39, 22.75
HSL hsl(16.15,30.95%,67.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.15,26.4%,77.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.5413,11.9549,12.618)
XYZ xyz(40.5349,38.7109,32.1236)
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