Odyssey Plum Color

#e1c2c5

Odyssey Plum is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #1e3d3a
Complementary Color #c2e1dd
Color Shade: cool red (354.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.16% (better contrasting with black)
Odyssey Plum Color Sample
Odyssey Plum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1c2c5

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Odyssey Plum Color. The Be Mine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Prom (#daa5aa) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Booties as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c2e1dd is the best complementary color to Odyssey Plum. 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 #e1c2c5 complementary color is Edgewater, 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 Pink Flare are #e1c2d4 and #e1cec2. Thus found on the left and right of #e1c2c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Dust Storm colors as they work well with Odyssey Plum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Odyssey Plum palette consists of #c2d4e1 and #c2e1ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2e1dd). Try Botticelli and Edgewater colors in combination with #e1c2c5, 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 #e1c2c5 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 Odyssey Plum. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Pixie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Odyssey Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edgewater, Tana, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1c2c5 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. Odyssey Plum tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c2e1dd) and two others. The Pixie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prelude – 120° from the complementary Edgewater. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5e1c2 and #ddc2e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1c2c5 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Odyssey Plum has a hue angle of 354.19°, a saturation of 34.07% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1c2c5 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 10.99% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1c2c5
RGB Decimal rgb(225,194,197)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 10.99, 11.76
HSL hsl(354.19,34.07%,82.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.19,13.78%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.0836,11.4556,2.5525)
XYZ xyz(60.4212,58.6223,60.954)
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