Rose de Mai Color

#cb8e81

Rose de Mai 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 #34717e
Complementary Color #80bdcb
Color Shade: mid red (10.54° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.1% (better contrasting with white)
Rose de Mai Color Sample
Rose de Mai Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cb8e81

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rose de Mai Color. The Dash of Curry color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brown Clay (#c37c59) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Cloud as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#80bdcb is the best complementary color to Rose de Mai. 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 #cb8e81 complementary color is Half Baked, 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 My Pink are #cb8098 and #cbb380. Thus found on the left and right of #cb8e81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Tan colors as they work well with Rose de Mai.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rose de Mai palette consists of #8098cb and #80cbb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80bdcb). Try Polo Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #cb8e81, 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 #cb8e81 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 Rose de Mai. Thus Moody Blue and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rose de Mai contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Olivine, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb8e81 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. Rose de Mai tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#80bdcb) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80cb8d and #cb80bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cb8e81 is made of 43% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Rose de Mai has a hue angle of 10.54°, a saturation of 41.57% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb8e81 is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cb8e81
RGB Decimal rgb(203,142,129)
RGB Percentage 43%, 30%, 27%
CMYK 0, 23.92, 29.02, 20.39
HSL hsl(10.54,41.57%,65.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.54,36.45%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.6658,21.4962,16.2154)
XYZ xyz(38.2641,33.6275,25.2429)
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