Rosewater is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1d3740 |
| Complementary Color | #bfd9e2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rosewater Color. The Sea Salt color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aimee (#eee5e1) for more calm effect. Try Forever Faithful as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bfd9e2 is the best complementary color to Rosewater. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2c8bf complementary color is Ziggurat, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dust Storm are #e2bfc7 and #e2d9bf. Thus found on the left and right of #e2c8bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Bone colors as they work well with Rosewater.
The split-complementary Rosewater palette consists of #bfc7e2 and #bfe2d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfd9e2). Try Periwinkle Gray and Skeptic colors in combination with #e2c8bf, 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 #e2c8bf offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rosewater. Thus Prelude and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rosewater contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Pixie Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2c8bf square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rosewater tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#bfd9e2) and two others. The Skeptic 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 #bfe2c8 and #e2bfd8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2c8bf is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Rosewater has a hue angle of 15.43°, a saturation of 37.63% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2c8bf is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e2c8bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,200,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 13.73, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(15.43,37.63%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.43,15.49%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.507,7.6815,7.8319) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4223,61.2389,57.8732) |