Pentalon is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #244d43 |
| Complementary Color | #b2dad0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (345.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pentalon Color. The Orchid Smoke color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Delicate Pink (#e4cfd3) for more calm effect. Try Desert Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b2dad0 is the best complementary color to Pentalon. Green cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbb2bc complementary color is Sinbad, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blossom are #dab2d0 and #dabcb2. Thus found on the left and right of #dbb2bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Clam Shell colors as they work well with Pentalon.
The split-complementary Pentalon palette consists of #b2d0da and #b2dabc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2dad0). Try Ziggurat and Surf colors in combination with #dbb2bc, 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 #dbb2bc 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 Pentalon. Thus Pigeon Post and Sprout giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pentalon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sinbad, Sprout, and Wistful split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbb2bc square combo is a palette of cool red, mid yellow, green 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. Pentalon tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#b2dad0) and two others. The Sprout is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prelude – 120° from the complementary Sinbad. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbdab2 and #d0b2da.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbb2bc is made of 37% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pentalon has a hue angle of 345.37°, a saturation of 36.28% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbb2bc is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dbb2bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,178,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 30%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 12.15, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(345.37,36.28%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345.37,18.72%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.3945,16.4022,0.5298) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2109,50.5317,54.4733) |