Pencil Eraser Color

#dbb7bb

Pencil Eraser 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 #244844
Complementary Color #b6dbd7
Color Shade: cool red (353.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with white)
Pencil Eraser Color Sample
Pencil Eraser Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbb7bb

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pencil Eraser Color. The Beloved Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Careys Pink (#c99aa0) for more calm effect. Try Demure as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b6dbd7 is the best complementary color to Pencil Eraser. 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 #dbb7bb complementary color is Ziggurat, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blossom are #dbb6cc and #dbc5b6. Thus found on the left and right of #dbb7bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Akaroa colors as they work well with Pencil Eraser.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pencil Eraser palette consists of #b6ccdb and #b6dbc5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6dbd7). Try Pigeon Post and Surf colors in combination with #dbb7bb, 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 #dbb7bb 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 Pencil Eraser. Thus Pigeon Post and Pixie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pencil Eraser contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Sprout, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbb7bb square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Pencil Eraser tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b6dbd7) and two others. The Pixie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prelude – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #badbb6 and #d7b6db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbb7bb is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pencil Eraser has a hue angle of 353.33°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbb7bb is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #dbb7bb
RGB Decimal rgb(219,183,187)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 14.12, 12.55, 14.12
HSL hsl(353.33,33.33%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.33,16.44%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.5877,13.5552,2.8091)
XYZ xyz(55.1165,52.5149,54.2451)
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