Peony Blush Color

#d8c1be

Peony Blush 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 #273e41
Complementary Color #bed5d8
Color Shade: mid red (6.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with white)
Peony Blush Color Sample
Peony Blush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8c1be

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Peony Blush Color. The Eunry 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 Milk and Cookies (#e9e1df) for more calm effect. Try La Vie en Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bed5d8 is the best complementary color to Peony Blush. 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 #d8c1be complementary color is Jungle Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wafer are #d8bec8 and #d8cebe. Thus found on the left and right of #d8c1be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maverick and Sisal colors as they work well with Peony Blush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Peony Blush palette consists of #bec8d8 and #bed8ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bed5d8). Try Heather and Jet Stream colors in combination with #d8c1be, 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 #d8c1be 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 Peony Blush. Thus Blue Haze and Surf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Peony Blush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Mist, Pale Leaf, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8c1be square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Peony Blush tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#bed5d8) and two others. The Surf 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 #bed8c1 and #d8bed5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8c1be is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Peony Blush has a hue angle of 6.92°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8c1be is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #d8c1be
RGB Decimal rgb(216,193,190)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 10.2, 15.29
HSL hsl(6.92,25%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.92,12.04%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.873,7.6185,4.4638)
XYZ xyz(56.6831,56.4566,56.6249)
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