Empire Rose Color

#e7c5c1

Empire Rose 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 #183a3e
Complementary Color #c1e2e6
Color Shade: mid red (6.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.14% (better contrasting with black)
Empire Rose Color Sample
Empire Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e7c5c1

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Empire Rose Color. The Passive Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pink Prism (#f3e6e4) for more calm effect. Try Impure White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c1e2e6 is the best complementary color to Empire Rose. 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 #e7c5c1 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 Cavern Pink are #e6c1cf and #e6d8c1. Thus found on the left and right of #e7c5c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Stark White colors as they work well with Empire Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Empire Rose palette consists of #c1cfe6 and #c1e6d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1e2e6). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e7c5c1, 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 #e7c5c1 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 Empire Rose. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Empire Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7c5c1 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. Empire Rose tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c1e2e6) 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 #c1e6c5 and #e6c1e2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e7c5c1 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Empire Rose has a hue angle of 6.32°, a saturation of 44.19% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7c5c1 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #e7c5c1
RGB Decimal rgb(231,197,193)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 13.34, 14.9, 9.41
HSL hsl(6.32,44.19%,83.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.32,16.45%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.2558,11.3864,6.4596)
XYZ xyz(62.5469,60.7717,58.8856)
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