Frosted Sugar is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, mid blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #2a433d |
| Complementary Color | #bcd4cf |
| Color Shade: | cool red (345.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Frosted Sugar Color. The Primula color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Beauty Secret (#c79ea2) for more energetic effect. Try Forgotten Mosque as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bcd4cf is the best complementary color to Frosted Sugar. 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 #d5bcc2 complementary color is Jet Stream, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, cool red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #d4bcce and #d4c2bc. Thus found on the left and right of #d5bcc2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maverick and Cold Turkey colors as they work well with Frosted Sugar.
The split-complementary Frosted Sugar palette consists of #bcced4 and #bcd4c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcd4cf). Try Jungle Mist and Gum Leaf colors in combination with #d5bcc2, 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 #d5bcc2 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 Frosted Sugar. Thus Heather and Pale Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Frosted Sugar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jet Stream, Coriander, and Blue Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5bcc2 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Frosted Sugar tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#bcd4cf) 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 #c2d4bc and #cfbcd4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5bcc2 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Frosted Sugar has a hue angle of 345.6°, a saturation of 22.94% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5bcc2 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5bcc2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,188,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 7.45, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(345.6,22.94%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345.6,11.74%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.4662,9.8818,0.2302) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1614,54.0076,58.5561) |