Antique Petal is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, violet or warm green
| Inverse Color | #171c1c |
| Complementary Color | #e3e7e7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Petal Color. The Whiteout color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called American Silver (#cfcfcf) for more calm effect. Try Brook Trout as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3e7e7 is the best complementary color to Antique Petal. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e8e3e3 complementary color is Porcelain, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ebb are #e7e3e5 and #e7e5e3. Thus found on the left and right of #e8e3e3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bon Jour and Ebb colors as they work well with Antique Petal.
The split-complementary Antique Petal palette consists of #e3e5e7 and #e3e7e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3e7e7). Try Iron and Gray Nurse colors in combination with #e8e3e3, 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 #e8e3e3 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Antique Petal. Thus Mischka and Gray Nurse giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Petal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Porcelain, Gray Nurse, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8e3e3 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm 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. Antique Petal tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#e3e7e7) and two others. The Gray Nurse is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Porcelain. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3e7e3 and #e7e3e7.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8e3e3 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Petal has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 9.8% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8e3e3 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8e3e3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,227,227) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 1.96, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(0,9.8%,90%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,2.16%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.6154,1.6926,0.5892) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.6129,77.64,83.7265) |