Minstrel Rose Color

#c89697

Minstrel Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #376968
Complementary Color #96c8c6
Color Shade: cool red (358.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.63% (better contrasting with white)
Minstrel Rose Color Sample
Minstrel Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c89697

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Minstrel Rose Color. The Begonia Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Adeline (#ccb0b5) for more calm effect. Try Japanese Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#96c8c6 is the best complementary color to Minstrel Rose. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c89697 complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oriental Pink are #c896af and #c8ae96. Thus found on the left and right of #c89697 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Rodeo Dust colors as they work well with Minstrel Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Minstrel Rose palette consists of #96afc8 and #96c8ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96c8c6). Try Rock Blue and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c89697, 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 #c89697 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 Minstrel Rose. Thus Blue Bell and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Minstrel Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Pine Glade, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c89697 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm 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. Minstrel Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#96c8c6) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97c896 and #c796c8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c89697 is made of 40% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Minstrel Rose has a hue angle of 358.8°, a saturation of 31.25% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c89697 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c89697
RGB Decimal rgb(200,150,151)
RGB Percentage 40%, 30%, 30%
CMYK 0, 19.61, 19.21, 21.57
HSL hsl(358.8,31.25%,68.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.8,25%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.7686,18.9039,6.7987)
XYZ xyz(40.3117,36.3264,34.1652)
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