Bombay Pink Color

#c9736a

Bombay Pink is calm, 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 #368c95
Complementary Color #6ac0c8
Color Shade: mid red (5.68° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.2% (better contrasting with white)
Bombay Pink Color Sample
Bombay Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9736a

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bombay Pink Color. The Black Hills Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Simmering Ridge (#cb9281) for more calm effect. Try Mexican Moonlight as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6ac0c8 is the best complementary color to Bombay 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 #c9736a complementary color is Downy, 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 Contessa are #c86a90 and #c8a26a. Thus found on the left and right of #c9736a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Laser colors as they work well with Bombay Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bombay Pink palette consists of #6a90c8 and #6ac8a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ac0c8). Try Danube and Downy colors in combination with #c9736a, 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 #c9736a 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 Bombay Pink. Thus Blue Marguerite and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bombay Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9736a 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. Bombay Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6ac0c8) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Downy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ac873 and #c86abf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9736a is made of 48% red, 27% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Bombay Pink has a hue angle of 5.68°, a saturation of 46.8% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9736a is made of 0% cyan, 33.72% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #c9736a
RGB Decimal rgb(201,115,106)
RGB Percentage 48%, 27%, 25%
CMYK 0, 33.72, 37.25, 21.18
HSL hsl(5.68,46.8%,60.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.68,47.26%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.7699,32.8065,19.7698)
XYZ xyz(32.8196,25.7196,16.8703)
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