Primrose is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #297a60 |
| Complementary Color | #85d5bc |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Primrose Color. The Little Princess color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Flirty Rose (#d65e93) for more energetic effect. Try Partytime as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#85d5bc is the best complementary color to Primrose. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6859f complementary color is Vista Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Can Can are #d585c7 and #d59385. Thus found on the left and right of #d6859f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Light Orchid and My Pink colors as they work well with Primrose.
The split-complementary Primrose palette consists of #85c7d5 and #85d593 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85d5bc). Try Monte Carlo and Vista Blue colors in combination with #d6859f, 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 #d6859f offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Primrose. Thus Chetwode Blue and Feijoa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Primrose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vista Blue, Deco, and Chetwode Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6859f square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green 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. Primrose tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#85d5bc) and two others. The Feijoa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Vista Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fd585 and #bb85d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6859f is made of 42% red, 26% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Primrose has a hue angle of 340.74°, a saturation of 49.69% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6859f is made of 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6859f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,133,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 26%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.76, 21.57, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(340.74,49.69%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340.74,37.85%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.6233,34.46,-0.6196) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3771,33.5744,37.0479) |