Pelican Bill Color

#d7c0c7

Pelican Bill is pale, 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 #283f38
Complementary Color #c0d7d0
Color Shade: red magenta (341.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.8% (better contrasting with white)
Pelican Bill Color Sample
Pelican Bill Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d7c0c7

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pelican Bill Color. The Shady Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lady Flower (#d0a4ae) for more energetic effect. Try Opaline Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c0d7d0 is the best complementary color to Pelican Bill. 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 #d7c0c7 complementary color is Paris White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #d7c0d2 and #d7c4c0. Thus found on the left and right of #d7c0c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maverick and Wafer colors as they work well with Pelican Bill.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pelican Bill palette consists of #c0d2d7 and #c0d7c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0d7d0). Try Jungle Mist and Sea Mist colors in combination with #d7c0c7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #d7c0c7 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 Pelican Bill. Thus Heather and Pale Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pelican Bill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paris White, Tana, and Blue Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7c0c7 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pelican Bill tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#c0d7d0) and two others. The Pale Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Gray – 120° from the complementary Paris White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7d7c0 and #d0c0d7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d7c0c7 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pelican Bill has a hue angle of 341.74°, a saturation of 22.33% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7c0c7 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #d7c0c7
RGB Decimal rgb(215,192,199)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 6.27, 15.69
HSL hsl(341.74,22.33%,79.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(341.74,10.7%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.7672,9.3075,-0.5478)
XYZ xyz(57.1828,56.2699,61.8801)
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