Faded Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #216253 |
| Complementary Color | #9ddecf |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Pink Color. The Rhubarb Pie color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Victorian Rouge (#d28085) for more calm effect. Try Ice Hot Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ddecf is the best complementary color to Faded Pink. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #de9dac complementary color is Morning Glory, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Can Can are #de9dcc and #deae9d. Thus found on the left and right of #de9dac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Light Orchid and Cameo colors as they work well with Faded Pink.
The split-complementary Faded Pink palette consists of #9dccde and #9ddeae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ddecf). Try Morning Glory and Chinook colors in combination with #de9dac, 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 #de9dac 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 Faded Pink. Thus Cold Purple and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faded Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Morning Glory, Deco, and Cold Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #de9dac square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Faded Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#9ddecf) and two others. The Granny Smith Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Morning Glory. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abde9d and #cf9dde.
In a RGB color space, hex #de9dac is made of 40% red, 28% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Pink has a hue angle of 346.15°, a saturation of 49.62% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de9dac is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #de9dac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,157,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 28%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.49, 19.61, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(346.15,49.62%,74.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.15,29.28%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.2977,26.3393,1.9353) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6276,42.6221,44.641) |