Salt Water Taffy 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 | #2e5466 |
| Complementary Color | #99bed0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salt Water Taffy Color. The Suede Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Constant Coral (#cd8e7f) for more energetic effect. Try Rose de Mai as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#99bed0 is the best complementary color to Salt Water Taffy. 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 #d1ab99 complementary color is Rock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eunry are #d099a3 and #d0c699. Thus found on the left and right of #d1ab99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Careys Pink and Yuma colors as they work well with Salt Water Taffy.
The split-complementary Salt Water Taffy palette consists of #99a3d0 and #99d0c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99bed0). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d1ab99, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #d1ab99 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 Salt Water Taffy. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salt Water Taffy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Moss Green, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1ab99 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salt Water Taffy tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#99bed0) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99d0ab and #d099be.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1ab99 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Salt Water Taffy has a hue angle of 19.29°, a saturation of 37.84% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1ab99 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #d1ab99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,171,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 21.96, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(19.29,37.84%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.29,26.79%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8794,11.1822,14.481) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6072,44.981,36.3627) |