Mandy Color

#cd525b

Mandy is soft, 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 #32ada4
Complementary Color #51cdc4
Color Shade: cool red (355.61° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Mandy Color Sample
Mandy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cd525b

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mandy Color. The Red Team Spirit color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Scarlet Tanager (#b43b3d) for more calm effect. Try Stylish Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#51cdc4 is the best complementary color to Mandy. 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 #cd525b complementary color is Downy, 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 Chestnut Rose are #cd5198 and #cd8651. Thus found on the left and right of #cd525b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with Mandy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mandy palette consists of #5198cd and #51cd86 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51cdc4). Try Danube and Emerald colors in combination with #cd525b, 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 #cd525b 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 Mandy. Thus Indigo and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mandy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, Conifer, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #cd525b 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. Mandy tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#51cdc4) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Downy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5acd51 and #c451cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cd525b is made of 54% red, 22% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Mandy has a hue angle of 355.61°, a saturation of 55.16% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cd525b is made of 0% cyan, 48.23% magenta, 44.7% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #cd525b
RGB Decimal rgb(205,82,91)
RGB Percentage 54%, 22%, 24%
CMYK 0, 48.23, 44.7, 19.61
HSL hsl(355.61,55.16%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355.61,60%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.5751,49.4721,20.2802)
XYZ xyz(30.0825,19.7691,12.1278)
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