Rose Petal Color

#e6c1bb

Rose Petal is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #193e44
Complementary Color #bbe0e6
Color Shade: mid red (8.37° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Rose Petal Color Sample
Rose Petal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6c1bb

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rose Petal Color. The Morningside color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brandy Alexander (#f3e2dc) for more energetic effect. Try Petal Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bbe0e6 is the best complementary color to Rose Petal. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6c1bb complementary color is Jagged Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rose Fog are #e6bbca and #e6d6bb. Thus found on the left and right of #e6c1bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Double Spanish White colors as they work well with Rose Petal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rose Petal palette consists of #bbcae6 and #bbe6d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbe0e6). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e6c1bb, 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 #e6c1bb offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rose Petal. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rose Petal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6c1bb square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Rose Petal tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#bbe0e6) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbe6c1 and #e6bbe0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6c1bb is made of 38% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Rose Petal has a hue angle of 8.37°, a saturation of 46.24% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6c1bb is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6c1bb
RGB Decimal rgb(230,193,187)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 16.87, 9.8
HSL hsl(8.37,46.24%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.37,18.7%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.044,12.2218,7.923)
XYZ xyz(60.6727,58.5508,55.1173)
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