Sweet Pastel is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #12374e |
| Complementary Color | #b0d6ed |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Pastel Color. The Cotton Club color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called La Minute (#f5e5dc) for more calm effect. Try Ageless Beauty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b0d6ed is the best complementary color to Sweet Pastel. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edc8b1 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Desert Sand are #edb0b8 and #ede6b0. Thus found on the left and right of #edc8b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Double Colonial White colors as they work well with Sweet Pastel.
The split-complementary Sweet Pastel palette consists of #b0b7ed and #b0ede6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0d6ed). Try Biloba Flower and Cruise colors in combination with #edc8b1, 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 #edc8b1 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sweet Pastel. Thus Biloba Flower and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Pastel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #edc8b1 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Pastel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b0d6ed) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0edc8 and #edb0d6.
In a RGB color space, hex #edc8b1 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Pastel has a hue angle of 23°, a saturation of 62.5% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edc8b1 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edc8b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,200,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 23.53, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(23,62.5%,81.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23,25.32%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.1719,9.6704,16.369) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.5151,62.4874,50.3086) |