Rachel Pink Color

#e8b9ae

Rachel Pink 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 #174651
Complementary Color #aedce8
Color Shade: mid red (11.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with white)
Rachel Pink Color Sample
Rachel Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8b9ae

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rachel Pink Color. The Petite Orchid color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Apricot (#f2dad6) for more calm effect. Try Peach Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aedce8 is the best complementary color to Rachel Pink. 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 #e8b9ae 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 Shilo are #e8aec0 and #e8d5ae. Thus found on the left and right of #e8b9ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Raffia colors as they work well with Rachel Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rachel Pink palette consists of #aec0e8 and #aee8d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aedce8). Try Spindle and Cruise colors in combination with #e8b9ae, 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 #e8b9ae 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 Rachel Pink. Thus Biloba Flower and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rachel Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Tea Green, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8b9ae 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. Rachel Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#aedce8) 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 #aee8b9 and #e8aedd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8b9ae is made of 39% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Rachel Pink has a hue angle of 11.38°, a saturation of 55.77% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8b9ae is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #e8b9ae
RGB Decimal rgb(232,185,174)
RGB Percentage 39%, 31%, 29%
CMYK 0, 18.43, 22.74, 9.02
HSL hsl(11.38,55.77%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(11.38,25%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.9892,15.3133,12.0135)
XYZ xyz(58.2677,54.9097,47.572)
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