Friends is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #173a3e |
| Complementary Color | #c0e3e8 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Friends Color. The Reverie Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pink Vibernum (#f5e6e6) for more calm effect. Try Passive Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c0e3e8 is the best complementary color to Friends. 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 #e8c5c1 complementary color is Jagged Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cavern Pink are #e8c0d0 and #e8d8c0. Thus found on the left and right of #e8c5c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Double Spanish White colors as they work well with Friends.
The split-complementary Friends palette consists of #c0d0e8 and #c0e8d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0e3e8). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e8c5c1, 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 #e8c5c1 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 Friends. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Friends contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8c5c1 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Friends tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c0e3e8) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0e8c4 and #e8c0e3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8c5c1 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Friends has a hue angle of 6.15°, a saturation of 45.88% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8c5c1 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8c5c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,197,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 15.29, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(6.15,45.88%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.15,16.81%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.3457,11.7481,6.6006) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8706,60.9386,58.9008) |