Sepia Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #2b4549 |
| Complementary Color | #b6d0d3 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sepia Rose Color. The Pepperberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dreamy White (#e3d8d5) for more calm effect. Try Light Nut Milk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6d0d3 is the best complementary color to Sepia Rose. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d4bab6 complementary color is Jungle Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clam Shell are #d3b6c1 and #d3c9b6. Thus found on the left and right of #d4bab6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Soft Amber colors as they work well with Sepia Rose.
The split-complementary Sepia Rose palette consists of #b6c1d3 and #b6d3c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6d0d3). Try Heather and Jet Stream colors in combination with #d4bab6, 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 #d4bab6 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sepia Rose. Thus Lavender Gray and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sepia Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Mist, Pale Leaf, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4bab6 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sepia Rose tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b6d0d3) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thistle – 120° from the complementary Jungle Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6d3ba and #d3b6d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4bab6 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sepia Rose has a hue angle of 8°, a saturation of 25.86% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4bab6 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d4bab6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,186,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 11.77, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(8,25.86%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8,14.15%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.5743,8.6039,5.4197) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1538,52.4923,51.5865) |