Marilyn Monroe 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 | #183c53 |
Complementary Color | #acd0e6 |
Color Shade: | warm red (23.39° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Marilyn Monroe Color. The Chamois Cloth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peachy Tint (#e3a381) for more energetic effect. Try Peach Surprise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#acd0e6 is the best complementary color to Marilyn Monroe. 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 #e7c3ac complementary color is Regent St 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 Cashmere are #e6acb2 and #e6e0ac. Thus found on the left and right of #e7c3ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Hampton colors as they work well with Marilyn Monroe.
The split-complementary Marilyn Monroe palette consists of #acb2e6 and #ace6e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acd0e6). Try Dull Lavender and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e7c3ac, 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 #e7c3ac 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 Marilyn Monroe. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Marilyn Monroe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Celadon, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7c3ac 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. Marilyn Monroe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#acd0e6) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ace6c3 and #e6accf.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7c3ac is made of 39% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Marilyn Monroe has a hue angle of 23.39°, a saturation of 55.14% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7c3ac is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
HEX | #e7c3ac |
RGB Decimal | rgb(231,195,172) |
RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 29% |
CMYK | 0, 14.12, 23.14, 9.41 |
HSL | hsl(23.39,55.14%,79.02%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.39,25.54%,90.59%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(81.2903,9.3641,16.3139) |
XYZ | xyz(59.9165,58.9977,47.2595) |