Candytuft is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #123627 |
| Complementary Color | #c9edde |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (335° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Candytuft Color. The Partytime color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pink Beauty (#dca7c2) for more calm effect. Try Amour Frais as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9edde is the best complementary color to Candytuft. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edc9d8 complementary color is Jagged Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Vanilla Ice are #edc9ea and #edcbc9. Thus found on the left and right of #edc9d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Rose Fog colors as they work well with Candytuft.
The split-complementary Candytuft palette consists of #c9eaed and #c9edcb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9edde). Try Jagged Ice and Peppermint colors in combination with #edc9d8, 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 #edc9d8 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Candytuft. Thus Spindle and Chrome White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candytuft contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Chrome White, and Periwinkle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #edc9d8 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Candytuft tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#c9edde) and two others. The Chrome White 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 #d8edc9 and #ddc9ed.
In a RGB color space, hex #edc9d8 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Candytuft has a hue angle of 335°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edc9d8 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edc9d8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,201,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 8.23, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(335,50%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(335,15.19%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.3473,15.1117,-2.7224) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.2064,64.7357,73.8661) |