Pale Bud Color

#eeebe8

Pale Bud is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #111417
Complementary Color #e8ebee
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.16% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Bud Color Sample
Pale Bud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eeebe8

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Bud Color. The Pebbled Shore color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rose Pearl (#dfd4cc) for more energetic effect. Try Wheat Flour White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e8ebee is the best complementary color to Pale Bud. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eeebe8 complementary color is Athens Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pampas are #eee8e8 and #eeeee8. Thus found on the left and right of #eeebe8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebb and Cararra colors as they work well with Pale Bud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Bud palette consists of #e8e8ee and #e8eeee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8ebee). Try Athens Gray and Porcelain colors in combination with #eeebe8, 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 #eeebe8 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 Pale Bud. Thus Athens Gray and Gray Nurse giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Bud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Athens Gray, Gray Nurse, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #eeebe8 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta 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. Pale Bud tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e8ebee) and two others. The Gray Nurse is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ebb – 120° from the complementary Athens Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8eeeb and #eee8eb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eeebe8 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Bud has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 15% and a lightness of 92.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeebe8 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #eeebe8
RGB Decimal rgb(238,235,232)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.17, 2.35, 6.67
HSL hsl(30,15%,92.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,2.52%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.198,0.4853,1.7973)
XYZ xyz(79.5337,83.42,88.2537)
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