Floral Bluff Color

#e7cfb9

Floral Bluff 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 #183046
Complementary Color #b9d1e7
Color Shade: warm red (28.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.57% (better contrasting with black)
Floral Bluff Color Sample
Floral Bluff Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e7cfb9

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Floral Bluff Color. The Dirty Blonde color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Soft Apricot (#e0b392) for more energetic effect. Try Suntan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b9d1e7 is the best complementary color to Floral Bluff. 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 #e7cfb9 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Double Spanish White are #e7b9b9 and #e7e6b9. Thus found on the left and right of #e7cfb9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Hampton colors as they work well with Floral Bluff.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Floral Bluff palette consists of #b9b9e7 and #b9e7e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9d1e7). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e7cfb9, 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 #e7cfb9 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 Floral Bluff. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Floral Bluff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Celadon, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7cfb9 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Floral Bluff tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b9d1e7) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9e7cf and #e7b9d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e7cfb9 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Floral Bluff has a hue angle of 28.7°, a saturation of 48.94% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7cfb9 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #e7cfb9
RGB Decimal rgb(231,207,185)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 18.04, 9.41
HSL hsl(28.7,48.94%,81.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.7,19.91%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.5442,4.9217,13.9808)
XYZ xyz(64.0248,65.1174,55.0934)
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