Starfish is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1a435a |
| Complementary Color | #a5cde4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Starfish Color. The Medium Terracotta color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pink Palazzo (#df9f8f) for more energetic effect. Try Light Terracotta as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5cde4 is the best complementary color to Starfish. 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 #e5bca5 complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cashmere are #e4a5ad and #e4dba5. Thus found on the left and right of #e5bca5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Hampton colors as they work well with Starfish.
The split-complementary Starfish palette consists of #a5aee4 and #a5e4dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5cde4). Try Dull Lavender and Morning Glory colors in combination with #e5bca5, 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 #e5bca5 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 Starfish. Thus Dull Lavender and Chinook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Starfish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5bca5 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Starfish tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a5cde4) and two others. The Chinook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5e4bc and #e4a5ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5bca5 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Starfish has a hue angle of 21.56°, a saturation of 55.17% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5bca5 is made of 0% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 25.09% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5bca5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,188,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.07, 25.09, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(21.56,55.17%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.56,27.95%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.2373,11.3576,17.1607) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0878,55.3411,43.2703) |