Peony Color

#ed9ca8

Peony is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #126357
Complementary Color #9cede1
Color Shade: cool red (351.11° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with white)
Peony Color Sample
Peony Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ed9ca8

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Peony Color. The Plaza Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deco Pink (#f6c2cc) for more energetic effect. Try Carnation Bouquet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9cede1 is the best complementary color to Peony. 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 #ed9ca8 complementary color is Blizzard Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sea Pink are #ed9cd0 and #edb89c. Thus found on the left and right of #ed9ca8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Mandys Pink colors as they work well with Peony.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Peony palette consists of #9cd0ed and #9cedb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cede1). Try Cornflower and Magic Mint colors in combination with #ed9ca8, 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 #ed9ca8 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 Peony. Thus Portage and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Peony contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blizzard Blue, Primrose, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #ed9ca8 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Peony tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#9cede1) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Biloba Flower – 120° from the complementary Blizzard Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8ed9c and #e19ced.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ed9ca8 is made of 42% red, 28% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Peony has a hue angle of 351.11°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ed9ca8 is made of 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #ed9ca8
RGB Decimal rgb(237,156,168)
RGB Percentage 42%, 28%, 30%
CMYK 0, 31.76, 27.06, 7.06
HSL hsl(351.11,69.23%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.11,34.18%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.6334,31.7717,6.2909)
XYZ xyz(53.8814,44.6086,42.8163)
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