Cottage Rose 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 | #265765 |
| Complementary Color | #9acad8 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cottage Rose Color. The Almond Willow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Freckles (#d78775) for more energetic effect. Try Island Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9acad8 is the best complementary color to Cottage Rose. 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 #d9a89a complementary color is Aqua Island, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cameo are #d89aab and #d8c79a. Thus found on the left and right of #d9a89a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Pavlova colors as they work well with Cottage Rose.
The split-complementary Cottage Rose palette consists of #9aabd8 and #9ad8c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9acad8). Try Polo Blue and Sinbad colors in combination with #d9a89a, 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 #d9a89a 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 Cottage Rose. Thus Cold Purple and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cottage Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Island, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9a89a square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cottage Rose tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#9acad8) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Aqua Island. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ad8a8 and #d89aca.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9a89a is made of 40% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Cottage Rose has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 45.32% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9a89a is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9a89a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,168,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 31%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 24.71, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(13.33,45.32%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.33,29.03%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9512,16.0042,14.1499) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4506,45.0901,36.7215) |