Honey Pink Color

#cc99aa

Honey Pink 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 #365
Complementary Color #98ccbb
Color Shade: red magenta (340° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Honey Pink Color Sample
Honey Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc99aa

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Honey Pink Color. The Hosanna color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Delightful (#d2b6be) for more calm effect. Try Japanese Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#98ccbb is the best complementary color to Honey Pink. 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 #c9a complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc98c3 and #cca198. Thus found on the left and right of #c9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lilac and Eunry colors as they work well with Honey Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Honey Pink palette consists of #98c3cc and #98cca1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98ccbb). Try Rock Blue and Spring Rain colors in combination with #c9a, 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 #c9a 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 Honey Pink. Thus Rock Blue and Sprout giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Honey Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Pine Glade, and Blue Bell split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9a square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Honey Pink tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#98ccbb) and two others. The Sprout is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9cc98 and #bb98cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc99aa is made of 39% red, 29% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Honey Pink has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc99aa is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc99aa
RGB Decimal rgb(204,153,170)
RGB Percentage 39%, 29%, 32%
CMYK 0, 20, 13.33, 20
HSL hsl(340,33.33%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(340,25%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.4037,21.6539,-1.4047)
XYZ xyz(43.5488,38.5221,43.1705)
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