Petite Orchid Color

#da9790

Petite Orchid 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 #25686f
Complementary Color #8fd3da
Color Shade: mid red (5.68° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with white)
Petite Orchid Color Sample
Petite Orchid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #da9790

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Petite Orchid Color. The Bistro 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 Silithus Brown (#d57b65) for more energetic effect. Try O Fortuna as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8fd3da is the best complementary color to Petite Orchid. 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 #da9790 complementary color is Morning Glory, 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 Petite Orchid are #da8fad and #dabb8f. Thus found on the left and right of #da9790 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Brandy colors as they work well with Petite Orchid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Petite Orchid palette consists of #8fadda and #8fdabc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8fd3da). Try Polo Blue and Vista Blue colors in combination with #da9790, 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 #da9790 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 Petite Orchid. Thus Chetwode Blue and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Petite Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Morning Glory, Feijoa, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #da9790 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. Petite Orchid tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#8fd3da) and two others. The Granny Smith Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Morning Glory. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fda96 and #da8fd3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #da9790 is made of 42% red, 29% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Petite Orchid has a hue angle of 5.68°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #da9790 is made of 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #da9790
RGB Decimal rgb(218,151,144)
RGB Percentage 42%, 29%, 28%
CMYK 0, 26.27, 29.02, 14.51
HSL hsl(5.68,50%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.68,33.94%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.7891,24.2683,13.8412)
XYZ xyz(45.0141,39.0523,31.5509)
;