Princess Pink Color

#dfb5b0

Princess 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 #204a4f
Complementary Color #b0d9df
Color Shade: mid red (6.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with white)
Princess Pink Color Sample
Princess Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfb5b0

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Princess Pink Color. The Ash Cherry Blossom color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Keel Joy (#d49595) for more calm effect. Try Delicate Blush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b0d9df is the best complementary color to Princess 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 #dfb5b0 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 Cavern Pink are #dfb0c2 and #dfccb0. Thus found on the left and right of #dfb5b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Grain Brown colors as they work well with Princess Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Princess Pink palette consists of #b0c2df and #b0dfcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0d9df). Try Pigeon Post and Fringy Flower colors in combination with #dfb5b0, 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 #dfb5b0 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 Princess Pink. Thus Cold Purple and Moss Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Princess Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Island, Moss Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfb5b0 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. Princess Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b0d9df) and two others. The Moss Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Aqua Island. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0dfb5 and #dfb0d9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfb5b0 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Princess Pink has a hue angle of 6.38°, a saturation of 42.34% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfb5b0 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #dfb5b0
RGB Decimal rgb(223,181,176)
RGB Percentage 38%, 31%, 30%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 18.43, 12.55
HSL hsl(6.38,42.34%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.38,21.08%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.2032,14.3919,8.2709)
XYZ xyz(54.7918,51.8703,48.1984)
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