Rose Linen Color

#e8aea2

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

Inverse Color #17515d
Complementary Color #a1dce8
Color Shade: mid red (10.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.25% (better contrasting with white)
Rose Linen Color Sample
Rose Linen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8aea2

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rose Linen Color. The Kislev Flesh 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 Comical Coral (#f3d1c8) for more energetic effect. Try Babyccino as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a1dce8 is the best complementary color to Rose Linen. 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 #e8aea2 complementary color is Regent St Blue, 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 Cashmere are #e8a1b8 and #e8d1a1. Thus found on the left and right of #e8aea2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Zombie colors as they work well with Rose Linen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rose Linen palette consists of #a1b8e8 and #a1e8d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1dce8). Try Cornflower and Water Leaf colors in combination with #e8aea2, 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 #e8aea2 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 Linen. Thus Biloba Flower and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rose Linen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8aea2 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 Linen tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a1dce8) and two others. The Algae Green 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 #a1e8ad and #e8a1dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8aea2 is made of 41% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Rose Linen has a hue angle of 10.29°, a saturation of 60.34% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8aea2 is made of 0% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #e8aea2
RGB Decimal rgb(232,174,162)
RGB Percentage 41%, 31%, 29%
CMYK 0, 22.74, 27.45, 9.02
HSL hsl(10.29,60.34%,77.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.29,30.17%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.0917,19.5487,14.4199)
XYZ xyz(54.9364,50.0365,40.945)
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