Martini East Color

#ce8c8d

Martini East 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 #317372
Complementary Color #8ccecd
Color Shade: cool red (359.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.84% (better contrasting with white)
Martini East Color Sample
Martini East Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ce8c8d

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Martini East Color. The Exotic Incense color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Grim Pink (#deadaf) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Chestnut as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8ccecd is the best complementary color to Martini East. 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 #ce8c8d complementary color is Half Baked, 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 Puce are #ce8cad and #ceac8c. Thus found on the left and right of #ce8c8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Tan colors as they work well with Martini East.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Martini East palette consists of #8cadce and #8cceac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ccecd). Try Polo Blue and Vista Blue colors in combination with #ce8c8d, 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 #ce8c8d 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 Martini East. Thus Blue Bell and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Martini East contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Pine Glade, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #ce8c8d 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. Martini East tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#8ccecd) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8dce8c and #cd8cce.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ce8c8d is made of 42% red, 29% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Martini East has a hue angle of 359.09°, a saturation of 40.24% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ce8c8d is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #ce8c8d
RGB Decimal rgb(206,140,141)
RGB Percentage 42%, 29%, 29%
CMYK 0, 25.88, 25.49, 19.22
HSL hsl(359.09,40.24%,67.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(359.09,32.04%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.8044,25.2704,9.7069)
XYZ xyz(39.6394,33.8011,29.6343)
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