Pink Cardoon 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 | #133635 |
| Complementary Color | #c9ebea |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Cardoon Color. The Gaiety 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 soft alternative called Raspberry Lemonade (#e1aaaf) for more calm effect. Try First Impression as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9ebea is the best complementary color to Pink Cardoon. 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 #ecc9ca 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 #ebc9db and #ebd9c9. Thus found on the left and right of #ecc9ca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Stark White colors as they work well with Pink Cardoon.
The split-complementary Pink Cardoon palette consists of #c9dbeb and #c9ebd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9ebea). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ecc9ca, 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 #ecc9ca 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 Pink Cardoon. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pink Cardoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecc9ca 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. Pink Cardoon tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c9ebea) and two others. The Zanah is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Lilac – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #caebc9 and #eac9eb.
In a RGB color space, hex #ecc9ca is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Cardoon has a hue angle of 358.29°, a saturation of 47.95% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecc9ca is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #ecc9ca |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(236,201,202) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 13.33, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(358.29,47.95%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.29,14.83%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.8983,12.4791,4.0788) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.1394,63.8704,64.7194) |