Adeline Color

#ccb0b5

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

Inverse Color #334f4a
Complementary Color #b0ccc6
Color Shade: cool red (349.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Adeline Color Sample
Adeline Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ccb0b5

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Adeline Color. The Light Aroma color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Minstrel Rose (#c89697) for more energetic effect. Try Light Mosque as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b0ccc6 is the best complementary color to Adeline. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccb0b5 complementary color is Opal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #ccb0c3 and #ccb9b0. Thus found on the left and right of #ccb0b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Soft Amber colors as they work well with Adeline.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Adeline palette consists of #b0c3cc and #b0ccb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0ccc6). Try Heather and Spring Rain colors in combination with #ccb0b5, 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 #ccb0b5 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 Adeline. Thus Cadet Blue and Rainee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Adeline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opal, Coriander, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccb0b5 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, 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. Adeline tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b0ccc6) and two others. The Rainee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Opal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5ccb0 and #c7b0cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ccb0b5 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Adeline has a hue angle of 349.29°, a saturation of 21.54% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccb0b5 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #ccb0b5
RGB Decimal rgb(204,176,181)
RGB Percentage 36%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 9.02, 20
HSL hsl(349.29,21.54%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(349.29,13.73%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.333,10.9174,1.1783)
XYZ xyz(48.7677,47.2242,50.2609)
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