Pinkham 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 | #173a51 |
| Complementary Color | #aed1e8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinkham Color. The Rosettee 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 soft alternative called China Doll (#f3e4d5) for more calm effect. Try Agrodolce as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aed1e8 is the best complementary color to Pinkham. 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 #e8c5ae complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #e8aeb3 and #e8e2ae. Thus found on the left and right of #e8c5ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Raffia colors as they work well with Pinkham.
The split-complementary Pinkham palette consists of #aeb4e8 and #aee8e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aed1e8). Try Biloba Flower and Cruise colors in combination with #e8c5ae, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e8c5ae 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 Pinkham. Thus Biloba Flower and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinkham contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Celadon, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8c5ae square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pinkham tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#aed1e8) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aee8c5 and #e8aed1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8c5ae is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pinkham has a hue angle of 23.79°, a saturation of 55.77% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8c5ae is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8c5ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,197,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 22.74, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(23.79,55.77%,79.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.79,25%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.9166,8.9623,16.1385) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8849,60.1443,48.4444) |