Prom is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #255a55 |
| Complementary Color | #a5dad5 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Prom Color. The Oh So Pretty color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mauve Glow (#d18489) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Pandora as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a5dad5 is the best complementary color to Prom. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #daa5aa complementary color is Aqua Island, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Careys Pink are #daa5c4 and #dabaa5. Thus found on the left and right of #daa5aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Cameo colors as they work well with Prom.
The split-complementary Prom palette consists of #a5c4da and #a5daba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5dad5). Try Pigeon Post and Fringy Flower colors in combination with #daa5aa, 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 #daa5aa offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prom. Thus Cold Purple and Moss Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Island, Deco, and Cold Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #daa5aa square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Prom tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a5dad5) and two others. The Moss Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Aqua Island. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9daa5 and #d5a5da.
In a RGB color space, hex #daa5aa is made of 39% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Prom has a hue angle of 354.34°, a saturation of 41.73% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #daa5aa is made of 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #daa5aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(218,165,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 30%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.78, 18.82, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(354.34,41.73%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.34,24.31%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.7058,20.2611,5.0259) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6243,44.718,44.0462) |