Silk Stone Color

#cc9999

Silk Stone 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 #366
Complementary Color #98cccc
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Silk Stone Color Sample
Silk Stone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc9999

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk Stone Color. The Peachskin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gypsy Dancer (#c07c7b) for more energetic effect. Try Cavern Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#98cccc is the best complementary color to Silk Stone. 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 #c99 complementary color is Sinbad, 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 #cc98b2 and #ccb298. Thus found on the left and right of #c99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Rodeo Dust colors as they work well with Silk Stone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Silk Stone palette consists of #98b2cc and #98ccb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98cccc). Try Rock Blue and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c99, 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 #c99 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 Silk Stone. Thus Blue Bell and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Silk Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sinbad, Pine Glade, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c99 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. Silk Stone tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#98cccc) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lilac – 120° from the complementary Sinbad. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98cc98 and #cc98cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc9999 is made of 40% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Silk Stone has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc9999 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc9999
RGB Decimal rgb(204,153,153)
RGB Percentage 40%, 30%, 30%
CMYK 0, 20, 20, 20
HSL hsl(0,33.33%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,25%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.9614,19.0648,7.4444)
XYZ xyz(42.0428,37.9197,35.2403)
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