Kashmir Pink Color

#e9c8c3

Kashmir Pink 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 #16373c
Complementary Color #c3e3e8
Color Shade: mid red (7.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.92% (better contrasting with black)
Kashmir Pink Color Sample
Kashmir Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e9c8c3

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kashmir Pink Color. The Coral Fountain color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mellow Rose (#d9a6a1) for more calm effect. Try Potpourri as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c3e3e8 is the best complementary color to Kashmir 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 #e9c8c3 complementary color is Jagged Ice, 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 Cavern Pink are #e8c3d0 and #e8dbc3. Thus found on the left and right of #e9c8c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Stark White colors as they work well with Kashmir Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kashmir Pink palette consists of #c3d0e8 and #c3e8db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3e3e8). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e9c8c3, 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 #e9c8c3 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 Kashmir Pink. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kashmir Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9c8c3 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. Kashmir Pink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c3e3e8) 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 #c3e8c8 and #e8c3e3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e9c8c3 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Kashmir Pink has a hue angle of 7.89°, a saturation of 46.34% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9c8c3 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e9c8c3
RGB Decimal rgb(233,200,195)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 14.9, 8.63
HSL hsl(7.89,46.34%,83.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(7.89,16.31%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.2168,10.8348,6.7963)
XYZ xyz(64.1089,62.5723,60.3285)
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