Short and Sweet Color

#edd1d3

Short and Sweet 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 #122e2c
Complementary Color #d1edeb
Color Shade: cool red (355.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Short and Sweet Color Sample
Short and Sweet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #edd1d3

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Short and Sweet Color. The Pampered Princess 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 Heart's Content (#e2b5bd) for more calm effect. Try Colonial Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d1edeb is the best complementary color to Short and Sweet. 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 #edd1d3 complementary color is Jagged Ice, 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 Oyster Pink are #edd1e1 and #edddd1. Thus found on the left and right of #edd1d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Bizarre colors as they work well with Short and Sweet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Short and Sweet palette consists of #d1e1ed and #d1eddd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1edeb). Try Botticelli and Swans Down colors in combination with #edd1d3, 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 #edd1d3 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 Short and Sweet. Thus Periwinkle Gray and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Short and Sweet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Chrome White, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #edd1d3 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. Short and Sweet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#d1edeb) 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 #d3edd1 and #ebd1ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #edd1d3 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Short and Sweet has a hue angle of 355.71°, a saturation of 43.75% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edd1d3 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #edd1d3
RGB Decimal rgb(237,209,211)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 10.19, 7.06
HSL hsl(355.71,43.75%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355.71,11.81%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.1605,10.0728,2.5841)
XYZ xyz(69.4834,68.3086,71.1507)
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