Pulp Color

#e18289

Pulp is calm, 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 #1e7d76
Complementary Color #82e1d9
Color Shade: cool red (355.58° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.61% (better contrasting with white)
Pulp Color Sample
Pulp Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e18289

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pulp Color. The Italiano Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Quartz Pink (#efa6aa) for more energetic effect. Try Kōbai Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#82e1d9 is the best complementary color to Pulp. 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 #e18289 complementary color is Riptide, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Deep Blush are #e182b8 and #e1aa82. Thus found on the left and right of #e18289 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking and Tumbleweed colors as they work well with Pulp.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pulp palette consists of #82b8e1 and #82e1aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82e1d9). Try Cornflower and Algae Green colors in combination with #e18289, 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 #e18289 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 Pulp. Thus Chetwode Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pulp contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Riptide, Yellow Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e18289 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, 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. Pulp tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#82e1d9) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Riptide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88e182 and #da82e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e18289 is made of 46% red, 26% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Pulp has a hue angle of 355.58°, a saturation of 61.29% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e18289 is made of 0% cyan, 37.26% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e18289
RGB Decimal rgb(225,130,137)
RGB Percentage 46%, 26%, 28%
CMYK 0, 37.26, 34.51, 11.76
HSL hsl(355.58,61.29%,69.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355.58,42.22%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.7867,37.2458,12.2687)
XYZ xyz(43.5493,33.779,27.8916)
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