Embrace Color

#e8b8a7

Embrace is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #174758
Complementary Color #a7d6e7
Color Shade: warm red (15.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with white)
Embrace Color Sample
Embrace Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8b8a7

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Embrace Color. The Fresh Watermelon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Melon Ice (#f4d9c8) for more energetic effect. Try Peach Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a7d6e7 is the best complementary color to Embrace. 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 #e8b8a7 complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #e7a7b6 and #e7d8a7. Thus found on the left and right of #e8b8a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Zombie colors as they work well with Embrace.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Embrace palette consists of #a7b6e7 and #a7e7d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7d6e7). Try Spindle and Water Leaf colors in combination with #e8b8a7, 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 #e8b8a7 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Embrace. Thus Biloba Flower and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Embrace contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8b8a7 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. Embrace tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a7d6e7) 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 #a7e7b8 and #e7a7d6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8b8a7 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Embrace has a hue angle of 15.69°, a saturation of 58.56% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8b8a7 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #e8b8a7
RGB Decimal rgb(232,184,167)
RGB Percentage 40%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 18.82, 25.49, 9.02
HSL hsl(15.69,58.56%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.69,28.02%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.5938,14.8848,15.2281)
XYZ xyz(57.3943,54.2268,44.001)
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