Aged Pink Color

#c99f99

Aged Pink 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 #366066
Complementary Color #98c3c9
Color Shade: mid red (7.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.41% (better contrasting with white)
Aged Pink Color Sample
Aged Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c99f99

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Aged Pink Color. The Tea Time color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ash Rose (#b5817d) for more calm effect. Try Wafer as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#98c3c9 is the best complementary color to Aged 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 #c99f99 complementary color is Rock Blue, 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 Eunry are #c998aa and #c9b798. Thus found on the left and right of #c99f99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Rodeo Dust colors as they work well with Aged Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aged Pink palette consists of #98abc9 and #98c9b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98c3c9). Try Rock Blue and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c99f99, 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 #c99f99 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 Aged Pink. Thus Blue Bell and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aged Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Sprout, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c99f99 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. Aged Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#98c3c9) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lilac – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98c99e and #c998c3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c99f99 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Aged Pink has a hue angle of 7.5°, a saturation of 30.77% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c99f99 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #c99f99
RGB Decimal rgb(201,159,153)
RGB Percentage 39%, 31%, 30%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 18.82, 21.18
HSL hsl(7.5,30.77%,69.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(7.5,23.88%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.1217,14.6438,9.0596)
XYZ xyz(42.2353,39.5137,35.5379)
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