Sugar Creek is calm, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #369057 |
| Complementary Color | #6fc890 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (322° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Sugar Creek Color. The Berry Boost color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade (#c15187) for more energetic effect. Try Moonlit Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6fc890 is the best complementary color to Sugar Creek. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c96fa8 complementary color is De York, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hopbush are #bc6fc8 and #c86f7b. Thus found on the left and right of #c96fa8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst and Contessa colors as they work well with Sugar Creek.
The split-complementary Sugar Creek palette consists of #6fc8bd and #7bc86f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6fc890). Try Downy and Mantis colors in combination with #c96fa8, 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 #c96fa8 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sugar Creek. Thus Glacier and Wild Willow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sugar Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary De York, Laser, and Blue Marguerite split by 90° on the color wheel. #c96fa8 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sugar Creek tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#6fc890) and two others. The Wild Willow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary De York. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7c86f and #906fc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c96fa8 is made of 42% red, 23% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Sugar Creek has a hue angle of 322°, a saturation of 45.45% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c96fa8 is made of 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c96fa8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,111,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 23%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.29, 12.94, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(322,45.45%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(322,44.78%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.6149,42.9387,-14.8804) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8397,26.6135,40.241) |