Soft Matte is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #264 |
| Complementary Color | #9db |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (330° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Matte Color. The Wild Orchid color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sweet Taffy (#ecbcd4) for more energetic effect. Try Child's Play as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9db is the best complementary color to Soft Matte. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9b complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #d9d and #d99. Thus found on the left and right of #d9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Soft Matte.
The split-complementary Soft Matte palette consists of #9dd and #9d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9db). Try White and White colors in combination with #d9b, 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 #d9b offers a combination of cool cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Matte. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Matte contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9b square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Matte tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#9db) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd9 and #b9d.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd99bb is made of 39% red, 27% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Matte has a hue angle of 330°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd99bb is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd99bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,153,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 27%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 13.34, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(330,50%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(330,30.77%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.693,30.4334,-7.2859) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1797,41.7425,52.4261) |