Holland Tile Color

#dd9789

Holland Tile 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 #226876
Complementary Color #89cedc
Color Shade: mid red (10° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.2% (better contrasting with white)
Holland Tile Color Sample
Holland Tile Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd9789

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Holland Tile Color. The Pink Dust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pink Abalone (#e9b8a4) for more energetic effect. Try Light Tomato as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#89cedc is the best complementary color to Holland Tile. 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 #dd9789 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 #dc89a4 and #dcc089. Thus found on the left and right of #dd9789 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Charm and Calico colors as they work well with Holland Tile.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Holland Tile palette consists of #89a4dc and #89dcc0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89cedc). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #dd9789, 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 #dd9789 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 Holland Tile. Thus Chetwode Blue and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Holland Tile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Morning Glory, Feijoa, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #dd9789 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. Holland Tile tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#89cedc) 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 #89dc97 and #dc89ce.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd9789 is made of 43% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Holland Tile has a hue angle of 10°, a saturation of 55.26% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd9789 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd9789
RGB Decimal rgb(221,151,137)
RGB Percentage 43%, 30%, 27%
CMYK 0, 27.45, 32.94, 13.33
HSL hsl(10,55.26%,70.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10,38.01%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.9763,24.5741,18.036)
XYZ xyz(45.4008,39.3115,28.8619)
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