Almond Rose Color

#cc8888

Almond Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #377
Complementary Color #8cc
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with white)
Almond Rose Color Sample
Almond Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc8888

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Almond Rose Color. The Mellow Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Coral Cove (#dda69f) for more energetic effect. Try Eunry as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8cc is the best complementary color to Almond Rose. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c88 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #c8a and #ca8. Thus found on the left and right of #c88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Almond Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Almond Rose palette consists of #8ac and #8ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cc). Try White and White colors in combination with #c88, 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 #c88 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 Almond Rose. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Almond Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c88 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Almond Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#8cc) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c8 and #c8c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc8888 is made of 43% red, 29% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Almond Rose has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc8888 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc8888
RGB Decimal rgb(204,136,136)
RGB Percentage 43%, 29%, 29%
CMYK 0, 26.67, 26.67, 20
HSL hsl(0,40%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,33.33%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.527,26.0375,10.6916)
XYZ xyz(38.1499,32.2233,27.5015)

#cc8888 Pair Colors

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