Whippet Color

#cec1b5

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

Inverse Color #313e4a
Complementary Color #b4c2ce
Color Shade: warm red (28.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with white)
Whippet Color Sample
Whippet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cec1b5

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whippet Color. The Palomino Tan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pragmatic (#c2a593) for more energetic effect. Try Rugby Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b4c2ce is the best complementary color to Whippet. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cec1b5 complementary color is Heather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Soft Amber are #ceb4b5 and #cecdb4. Thus found on the left and right of #cec1b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Whippet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whippet palette consists of #b4b5ce and #b4cecd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4c2ce). Try Lavender Gray and Jet Stream colors in combination with #cec1b5, 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 #cec1b5 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Whippet. Thus Chatelle and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whippet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Spring Rain, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec1b5 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Whippet tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b4c2ce) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4cec1 and #ceb4c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cec1b5 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Whippet has a hue angle of 28.8°, a saturation of 20.33% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec1b5 is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cec1b5
RGB Decimal rgb(206,193,181)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.09, 9.8, 19.22
HSL hsl(28.8,20.33%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.8,12.14%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.8091,2.5314,7.6679)
XYZ xyz(52.8641,54.5979,51.4683)
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