Puce is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #376 |
| Complementary Color | #8cb |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (345° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Puce Color. The Rose Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Old Geranium (#c66787) for more energetic effect. Try Lovebirds as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8cb is the best complementary color to Puce. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c89 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc88ba and #c98. Thus found on the left and right of #c89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and White colors as they work well with Puce.
The split-complementary Puce palette consists of #8bc and #8c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cb). Try White and White colors in combination with #c89, 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 #c89 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Puce. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Puce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c89 square combo is a palette of red magenta, cool yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Puce tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#8cb) 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 #9c8 and #b8c.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc8899 is made of 41% red, 28% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Puce has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc8899 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc8899 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,136,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 28%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 20, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(345,40%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345,33.33%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.9544,28.3563,1.665) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4558,32.7456,34.378) |