English Rose Bud is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #163634 |
| Complementary Color | #c9e8e6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to English Rose Bud Color. The First Impression 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 saturated alternative called Raspberry Lemonade (#e1aaaf) for more energetic effect. Try Morning Shine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9e8e6 is the best complementary color to English Rose Bud. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9c9cb complementary color is Jagged Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oyster Pink are #e8c9da and #e8d7c9. Thus found on the left and right of #e9c9cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Bone colors as they work well with English Rose Bud.
The split-complementary English Rose Bud palette consists of #c9dbe8 and #c9e8d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9e8e6). Try Botticelli and Skeptic colors in combination with #e9c9cb, 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 #e9c9cb 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 English Rose Bud. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Rose Bud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9c9cb square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. English Rose Bud tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c9e8e6) and two others. The Zanah is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbe8c9 and #e6c9e8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9c9cb is made of 37% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode English Rose Bud has a hue angle of 356.25°, a saturation of 42.11% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9c9cb is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9c9cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,201,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 11.76, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(356.25,42.11%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.25,13.73%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.657,11.5701,3.1624) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.2704,63.4087,65.2989) |