Colonial Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #184943 |
| Complementary Color | #b6e6e0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Colonial Rose Color. The Pineberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dancer (#dc9399) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6e6e0 is the best complementary color to Colonial Rose. 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 #e7b6bc complementary color is Jagged Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rose Fog are #e6b6d4 and #e6c8b6. Thus found on the left and right of #e7b6bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Rose Fog colors as they work well with Colonial Rose.
The split-complementary Colonial Rose palette consists of #b6d4e6 and #b6e6c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6e6e0). Try Powder Blue and Fringy Flower colors in combination with #e7b6bc, 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 #e7b6bc 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 Colonial Rose. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Celadon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Colonial Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7b6bc square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Colonial Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b6e6e0) and two others. The Celadon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Lilac – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bce6b6 and #e0b6e6.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7b6bc is made of 38% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Colonial Rose has a hue angle of 352.65°, a saturation of 50.52% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7b6bc is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7b6bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,182,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 30%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 16.86, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(352.65,50.52%,80.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.65,21.21%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.5058,18.59,3.7396) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.76,54.0757,54.9176) |