Shy Smile 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 | #234441 |
| Complementary Color | #bbdcd9 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shy Smile Color. The Careys Pink 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 Discrete Pink (#ebdbdd) for more calm effect. Try Careys Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bbdcd9 is the best complementary color to Shy Smile. 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 #dcbbbe complementary color is Edgewater, 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 Blossom are #dcbbce and #dcc8bb. Thus found on the left and right of #dcbbbe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Wafer colors as they work well with Shy Smile.
The split-complementary Shy Smile palette consists of #bbcedc and #bbdcc8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbdcd9). Try Ziggurat and Surf colors in combination with #dcbbbe, 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 #dcbbbe 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 Shy Smile. Thus Lavender Gray and Pixie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shy Smile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edgewater, Sprout, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcbbbe 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. Shy Smile tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#bbdcd9) and two others. The Pixie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prelude – 120° from the complementary Edgewater. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bedcbb and #d9bbdc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcbbbe is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Shy Smile has a hue angle of 354.55°, a saturation of 32.04% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcbbbe is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcbbbe |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,187,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 11.76, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(354.55,32.04%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.55,15%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.7373,12.2576,2.8637) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5798,54.474,56.2477) |