Hydrangea Bouquet is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #355956 |
| Complementary Color | #a6c9c6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hydrangea Bouquet Color. The Greyish Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Shabby Chic (#bb8a8e) for more energetic effect. Try Rosenkavalier as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a6c9c6 is the best complementary color to Hydrangea Bouquet. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #caa6a9 complementary color is Opal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clam Shell are #c9a6bb and #c9b5a6. Thus found on the left and right of #caa6a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Coral Reef colors as they work well with Hydrangea Bouquet.
The split-complementary Hydrangea Bouquet palette consists of #a6bbc9 and #a6c9b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6c9c6). Try Casper and Spring Rain colors in combination with #caa6a9, 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 #caa6a9 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hydrangea Bouquet. Thus Logan and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hydrangea Bouquet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opal, Rainee, and Logan split by 90° on the color wheel. #caa6a9 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hydrangea Bouquet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a6c9c6) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Opal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9c9a6 and #c6a6c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #caa6a9 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Hydrangea Bouquet has a hue angle of 355°, a saturation of 25.35% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #caa6a9 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 12.95% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #caa6a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,166,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 12.95, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(355,25.35%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355,17.82%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3465,13.6506,3.4126) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1548,42.6936,43.3969) |