Pink Abalone 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 | #16475b |
| Complementary Color | #a4d4e8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Abalone 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 Sour Patch Peach (#f4d9c5) for more energetic effect. Try York Bisque as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4d4e8 is the best complementary color to Pink Abalone. 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 #e9b8a4 complementary color is Regent St Blue, 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 #e8a4b2 and #e8daa4. Thus found on the left and right of #e9b8a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Zombie colors as they work well with Pink Abalone.
The split-complementary Pink Abalone palette consists of #a4b2e8 and #a4e8da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4d4e8). Try Biloba Flower and Water Leaf colors in combination with #e9b8a4, 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 #e9b8a4 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 Pink Abalone. Thus Biloba Flower and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pink Abalone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9b8a4 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. Pink Abalone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a4d4e8) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4e8b8 and #e8a4d4.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9b8a4 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Abalone has a hue angle of 17.39°, a saturation of 61.06% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9b8a4 is made of 0% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9b8a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,184,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.21, 27.06, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(17.39,61.06%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.39,29.61%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.6276,14.8651,16.9045) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4456,54.285,42.5723) |