Pale Terra Color

#eaaa96

Pale Terra is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #155569
Complementary Color #95d6ea
Color Shade: mid red (14.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.29% (better contrasting with white)
Pale Terra Color Sample
Pale Terra Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eaaa96

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Terra Color. The Mellow Coral color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Burnt Coral (#e9897e) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Pastel as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#95d6ea is the best complementary color to Pale Terra. 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 #eaaa96 complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Tonys Pink are #ea95ab and #ead395. Thus found on the left and right of #eaaa96 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carissma and Putty colors as they work well with Pale Terra.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Terra palette consists of #95abea and #95ead4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95d6ea). Try Portage and Riptide colors in combination with #eaaa96, 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 #eaaa96 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 Pale Terra. Thus Biloba Flower and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Terra contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Granny Smith Apple, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #eaaa96 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. Pale Terra tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#95d6ea) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95eaa9 and #ea95d5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eaaa96 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Terra has a hue angle of 14.29°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eaaa96 is made of 0% cyan, 25.09% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #eaaa96
RGB Decimal rgb(234,170,150)
RGB Percentage 42%, 31%, 27%
CMYK 0, 25.09, 32.94, 8.24
HSL hsl(14.29,66.67%,75.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.29,35.9%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.104,20.9434,19.5929)
XYZ xyz(53.8114,48.4439,35.3686)
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