Cool Pink Color

#e5ccd1

Cool Pink 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 #1a332e
Complementary Color #cce4e0
Color Shade: cool red (348° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.9% (better contrasting with black)
Cool Pink Color Sample
Cool Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5ccd1

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Pink Color. The Crystal Clear 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 soft alternative called Ballet Rose (#d3adb1) for more calm effect. Try Clichy White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cce4e0 is the best complementary color to Cool Pink. 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 #e5ccd1 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 Dust Storm are #e4ccdd and #e4d3cc. Thus found on the left and right of #e5ccd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Twilight and Dust Storm colors as they work well with Cool Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cool Pink palette consists of #ccdde4 and #cce4d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cce4e0). Try Botticelli and Surf Crest colors in combination with #e5ccd1, 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 #e5ccd1 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 Cool Pink. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Surf Crest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cool Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edgewater, Kidnapper, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5ccd1 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. Cool Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#cce4e0) and two others. The Surf Crest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Edgewater. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1e4cc and #e0cce4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5ccd1 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Pink has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 32.47% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5ccd1 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e5ccd1
RGB Decimal rgb(229,204,209)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 7.84, 10.2
HSL hsl(348,32.47%,84.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(348,10.92%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.1981,9.5624,0.7075)
XYZ xyz(65.4146,64.4472,69.3134)
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