Red Emulsion 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 | #162421 |
| Complementary Color | #dbe8e5 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (347.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Emulsion Color. The Mud 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 saturated alternative called Cameo Appearance (#dfc1c3) for more energetic effect. Try Magnolia White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dbe8e5 is the best complementary color to Red Emulsion. 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 #e9dbde complementary color is Mystic, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Twilight are #e8dbe4 and #e8dedb. Thus found on the left and right of #e9dbde on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lola and Pearl Bush colors as they work well with Red Emulsion.
The split-complementary Red Emulsion palette consists of #dbe5e8 and #dbe8de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbe8e5). Try Mystic and Gin colors in combination with #e9dbde, 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 #e9dbde 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 Red Emulsion. Thus Mischka and Periglacial Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Emulsion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mystic, Green White, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9dbde square combo is a palette of cool red, mid 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. Red Emulsion tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#dbe8e5) and two others. The Periglacial Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Mystic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dee8db and #e5dbe8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9dbde is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Red Emulsion has a hue angle of 347.14°, a saturation of 24.14% and a lightness of 88.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9dbde is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9dbde |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,219,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 4.31, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(347.14,24.14%,88.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(347.14,6.01%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.5719,5.307,0.2426) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.1206,73.2606,79.4468) |