Faded Firebrick is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, mid blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #1a2623 |
| Complementary Color | #d8e5e2 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (345° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Firebrick Color. The Baby Tone color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Magnolia White (#d8bfc8) for more energetic effect. Try Frosted Sugar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d8e5e2 is the best complementary color to Faded Firebrick. Warm cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5d9dc complementary color is Nebula, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ebb are #e5d8e2 and #e5dbd8. Thus found on the left and right of #e5d9dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lola and Ebb colors as they work well with Faded Firebrick.
The split-complementary Faded Firebrick palette consists of #d8e2e5 and #d8e5db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8e5e2). Try Geyser and Tasman colors in combination with #e5d9dc, 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 #e5d9dc 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 Faded Firebrick. Thus Mischka and Tasman giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faded Firebrick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nebula, Periglacial Blue, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5d9dc square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, warm cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Faded Firebrick tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#d8e5e2) and two others. The Tasman is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Nebula. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbe5d8 and #e2d8e5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5d9dc is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Firebrick has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 18.75% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5d9dc is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5d9dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,217,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 3.53, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(345,18.75%,87.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345,5.24%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.7037,4.6299,-0.0091) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.0442,71.451,77.8098) |