Pinky Beige is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #365567 |
| Complementary Color | #98b7c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinky Beige Color. The Foxen color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chintz (#d5c7b9) for more calm effect. Try Loft Light as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#98b7c9 is the best complementary color to Pinky Beige. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9aa98 complementary color is Rock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rodeo Dust are #c9989e and #c9c298. Thus found on the left and right of #c9aa98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Chino colors as they work well with Pinky Beige.
The split-complementary Pinky Beige palette consists of #989ec9 and #98c9c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98b7c9). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c9aa98, 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 #c9aa98 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pinky Beige. Thus Blue Bell and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinky Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9aa98 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pinky Beige tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#98b7c9) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98c9aa and #c998b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9aa98 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pinky Beige has a hue angle of 22.04°, a saturation of 31.21% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9aa98 is made of 0% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9aa98 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,170,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.15, 19.21, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(22.04,31.21%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.04,24.38%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.8485,8.5116,13.4701) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1296,43.434,35.7635) |