Soft Salmon 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 | #15555d |
| Complementary Color | #a2e1e9 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Salmon Color. The Baked Ham color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Oleander (#f2ccc5) for more energetic effect. Try Cultured Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a2e1e9 is the best complementary color to Soft Salmon. 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 #eaaaa2 complementary color is Water Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #e9a2bd and #e9cda2. Thus found on the left and right of #eaaaa2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Pancho colors as they work well with Soft Salmon.
The split-complementary Soft Salmon palette consists of #a2bde9 and #a2e9cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2e1e9). Try Cornflower and Water Leaf colors in combination with #eaaaa2, 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 #eaaaa2 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 Soft Salmon. Thus Biloba Flower and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Water Leaf, Caper, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #eaaaa2 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Soft Salmon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a2e1e9) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Water Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2e9aa and #e9a2e1.
In a RGB color space, hex #eaaaa2 is made of 41% red, 30% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Salmon has a hue angle of 6.67°, a saturation of 63.16% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eaaaa2 is made of 0% cyan, 25.09% magenta, 28.23% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #eaaaa2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,170,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 30%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.09, 28.23, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(6.67,63.16%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.67,30.77%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.3582,22.4362,13.4181) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.828,48.8505,40.7218) |