Pink Damask Color

#d98580

Pink Damask is calm, 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 #267a7f
Complementary Color #80d3d8
Color Shade: mid red (3.37° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.65% (better contrasting with white)
Pink Damask Color Sample
Pink Damask Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d98580

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Damask Color. The Conch Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Desert Coral (#d16459) for more energetic effect. Try Auburn Wave as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#80d3d8 is the best complementary color to Pink Damask. 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 #d98580 complementary color is Bermuda, 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 New York Pink are #d880a7 and #d8b180. Thus found on the left and right of #d98580 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Charm and Tumbleweed colors as they work well with Pink Damask.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Damask palette consists of #80a7d8 and #80d8b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80d3d8). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #d98580, 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 #d98580 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 Pink Damask. Thus Chetwode Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Damask contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda, Feijoa, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d98580 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. Pink Damask tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#80d3d8) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Bermuda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80d885 and #d880d3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d98580 is made of 45% red, 28% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Damask has a hue angle of 3.37°, a saturation of 53.94% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d98580 is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d98580
RGB Decimal rgb(217,133,128)
RGB Percentage 45%, 28%, 27%
CMYK 0, 32.94, 34.9, 14.9
HSL hsl(3.37,53.94%,67.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(3.37,41.01%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.2299,31.6624,16.4292)
XYZ xyz(40.8991,33.0853,24.6526)
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