Salmon Cream 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 | #163030 |
| Complementary Color | #cfe9e9 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salmon Cream Color. The Princess Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mary Rose (#d7b1b0) for more calm effect. Try Silver Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cfe9e9 is the best complementary color to Salmon Cream. 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 #e9cfcf complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Oyster Pink are #e9cfdc and #e9dccf. Thus found on the left and right of #e9cfcf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Bizarre colors as they work well with Salmon Cream.
The split-complementary Salmon Cream palette consists of #cfdce9 and #cfe9dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfe9e9). Try Botticelli and Skeptic colors in combination with #e9cfcf, 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 #e9cfcf 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 Salmon Cream. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salmon Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Kidnapper, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9cfcf 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. Salmon Cream tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#cfe9e9) and two others. The Zanah is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfe9cf and #e9cfe9.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9cfcf is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Salmon Cream has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 37.14% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9cfcf is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9cfcf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,207,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 10.19, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(0,37.14%,86.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,11.16%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.2276,9.0598,3.3104) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.1796,66.4543,68.3177) |