Mesa Pink Color

#ddb1a8

Mesa Pink 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 #224e57
Complementary Color #a7d3dd
Color Shade: mid red (10.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.27% (better contrasting with white)
Mesa Pink Color Sample
Mesa Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddb1a8

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mesa Pink Color. The Humble Blush 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 soft alternative called Birthday Cake (#e9d2cc) for more calm effect. Try Tongue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a7d3dd is the best complementary color to Mesa Pink. 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 #ddb1a8 complementary color is Aqua Island, 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 Cameo are #dda7b9 and #ddcba7. Thus found on the left and right of #ddb1a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Sapling colors as they work well with Mesa Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mesa Pink palette consists of #a7b9dd and #a7ddcb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7d3dd). Try Pigeon Post and Aqua Island colors in combination with #ddb1a8, 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 #ddb1a8 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 Mesa Pink. Thus Cold Purple and Moss Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mesa Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Island, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddb1a8 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. Mesa Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a7d3dd) and two others. The Moss Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Aqua Island. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7ddb1 and #dda7d3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddb1a8 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Mesa Pink has a hue angle of 10.19°, a saturation of 43.8% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddb1a8 is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddb1a8
RGB Decimal rgb(221,177,168)
RGB Percentage 39%, 31%, 30%
CMYK 0, 17.26, 20.79, 13.33
HSL hsl(10.19,43.8%,76.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.19,23.98%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.85,14.6235,10.661)
XYZ xyz(52.6088,49.6436,43.8552)
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