Embroidery 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 | #2b4140 |
| Complementary Color | #bed4d3 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Embroidery Color. The White Cherry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Baby Jane (#d0a7a8) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Embroidery as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bed4d3 is the best complementary color to Embroidery. 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 #d4bebf complementary color is Jet Stream, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #d4beca and #d4c8be. Thus found on the left and right of #d4bebf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maverick and Sisal colors as they work well with Embroidery.
The split-complementary Embroidery palette consists of #becad4 and #bed4c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bed4d3). Try Heather and Conch colors in combination with #d4bebf, 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 #d4bebf 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 Embroidery. Thus Blue Haze and Pale Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Embroidery contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jet Stream, Pale Leaf, and Gray Suit split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4bebf square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Embroidery tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#bed4d3) and two others. The Pale Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Jet Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfd4be and #d3bed4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4bebf is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Embroidery has a hue angle of 357.27°, a saturation of 20.37% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4bebf is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d4bebf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,190,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 8.24, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(357.27,20.37%,78.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.27,10.38%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.8019,7.9486,2.3296) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.9688,54.5855,56.9291) |