Strawflower Color

#ddbdba

Strawflower 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 #224245
Complementary Color #badadd
Color Shade: mid red (5.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.8% (better contrasting with white)
Strawflower Color Sample
Strawflower Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddbdba

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Strawflower Color. The Light Porcelain 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 Faded Shells (#ebdcd7) for more calm effect. Try Dull Apricot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#badadd is the best complementary color to Strawflower. 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 #ddbdba complementary color is Ziggurat, 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 Blossom are #ddbac8 and #ddceba. Thus found on the left and right of #ddbdba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Bone colors as they work well with Strawflower.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Strawflower palette consists of #bac8dd and #baddce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#badadd). Try Pigeon Post and Edgewater colors in combination with #ddbdba, 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 #ddbdba 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 Strawflower. Thus Lavender Gray and Pixie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Strawflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Pixie Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddbdba 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. Strawflower tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#badadd) and two others. The Pixie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #baddbd and #ddbad9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddbdba is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Strawflower has a hue angle of 5.14°, a saturation of 33.98% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddbdba is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddbdba
RGB Decimal rgb(221,189,186)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 13.73, 13.33
HSL hsl(5.14,33.98%,79.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.14,15.84%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.2209,10.9139,5.7344)
XYZ xyz(56.8793,55.3125,54.1329)
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