Oriental Pink Color

#c69191

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

Inverse Color #396e6e
Complementary Color #91c5c6
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.25% (better contrasting with white)
Oriental Pink Color Sample
Oriental Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c69191

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

Complementary Palette

#91c5c6 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 #c69191 complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oriental Pink are #c691ab and #c6ab91. Thus found on the left and right of #c69191 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 #91abc6 and #91c6ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91c5c6). Try Nepal and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c69191, 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 #c69191 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 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 Shadow Green, Swamp Green, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c69191 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Oriental Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#91c5c6) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lilac – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91c691 and #c691c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c69191 is made of 41% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Oriental Pink has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 31.74% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c69191 is made of 0% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c69191
RGB Decimal rgb(198,145,145)
RGB Percentage 41%, 30%, 30%
CMYK 0, 20.79, 20.79, 22.35
HSL hsl(0,31.74%,67.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,26.77%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.2007,20.0277,7.896)
XYZ xyz(38.5249,34.3009,31.3783)
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