Calico Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1a3e4c |
| Complementary Color | #b3d6e5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Calico Rose Color. The Heavenly Aromas color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Teasing Peach (#f1e1d7) for more calm effect. Try Samba de Coco as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3d6e5 is the best complementary color to Calico Rose. 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 #e5c1b3 complementary color is Powder 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 Rose Fog are #e5b3bd and #e5dab3. Thus found on the left and right of #e5c1b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Hampton colors as they work well with Calico Rose.
The split-complementary Calico Rose palette consists of #b3bee5 and #b3e5da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3d6e5). Try Spindle and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e5c1b3, 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 #e5c1b3 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 Calico Rose. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calico Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Powder Blue, Celadon, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5c1b3 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. Calico Rose tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b3d6e5) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Powder Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3e5c1 and #e5b3d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5c1b3 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Calico Rose has a hue angle of 16.8°, a saturation of 49.02% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5c1b3 is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 19.6% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5c1b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,193,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 19.6, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(16.8,49.02%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.8,21.83%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.768,10.667,11.8081) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5197,58.0526,50.7161) |