Pink Stock Color

#ddabab

Pink Stock is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #225454
Complementary Color #add
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.86% (better contrasting with white)
Pink Stock Color Sample
Pink Stock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddabab

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Stock Color. The My 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 saturated alternative called Kashmir Pink (#e9c8c3) for more energetic effect. Try Resounding Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#add is the best complementary color to Pink Stock. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddabab complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blossom are #ddaac3 and #ddc3aa. Thus found on the left and right of #ddabab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Cameo colors as they work well with Pink Stock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Stock palette consists of #aac3dd and #aaddc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#add). Try Pigeon Post and Fringy Flower colors in combination with #ddabab, 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 #ddabab 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 Pink Stock. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Stock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddabab square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Pink Stock tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#add) 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 #ada and #dad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddabab is made of 39% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Stock has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 42.37% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddabab is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddabab
RGB Decimal rgb(221,171,171)
RGB Percentage 39%, 30%, 30%
CMYK 0, 19.61, 19.61, 13.33
HSL hsl(0,42.37%,76.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,22.62%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.4692,18.2825,7.0525)
XYZ xyz(51.7324,47.4382,44.958)
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