Calliope Color

#c89a8d

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

Inverse Color #376572
Complementary Color #8dbbc8
Color Shade: mid red (13.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.86% (better contrasting with white)
Calliope Color Sample
Calliope Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c89a8d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Calliope Color. The Sedona Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ferris Wheel (#ad7d76) for more calm effect. Try Heirloom as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8dbbc8 is the best complementary color to Calliope. 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 #c89a8d complementary color is Glacier, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oriental Pink are #c88d9d and #c8b78d. Thus found on the left and right of #c89a8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Sorrell Brown colors as they work well with Calliope.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Calliope palette consists of #8d9dc8 and #8dc8b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8dbbc8). Try Polo Blue and Half Baked colors in combination with #c89a8d, 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 #c89a8d offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Calliope. Thus Blue Bell and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Calliope contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Olivine, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c89a8d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Calliope tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#8dbbc8) 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 #8dc89a and #c88dbb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c89a8d is made of 40% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Calliope has a hue angle of 13.22°, a saturation of 34.91% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c89a8d is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c89a8d
RGB Decimal rgb(200,154,141)
RGB Percentage 40%, 31%, 28%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 23.14, 21.57
HSL hsl(13.22,34.91%,66.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.22,29.5%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.5117,15.3,13.4348)
XYZ xyz(40.1827,37.3136,30.2837)
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