Bordeaux Hint is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #104321 |
| Complementary Color | #bcefcd |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (320° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Bordeaux Hint Color. The Light Orchid color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blossoms in Spring (#e79acb) for more energetic effect. Try Crepe Myrtle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bcefcd is the best complementary color to Bordeaux Hint. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efbcde complementary color is Madang, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of We Peep are #e6bcef and #efbcc4. Thus found on the left and right of #efbcde on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Lilac and Beauty Bush colors as they work well with Bordeaux Hint.
The split-complementary Bordeaux Hint palette consists of #bcefe6 and #c4efbc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcefcd). Try Cruise and Tea Green colors in combination with #efbcde, 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 #efbcde offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bordeaux Hint. Thus Spindle and Caper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bordeaux Hint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Madang, Mint Julep, and Spindle split by 90° on the color wheel. #efbcde square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bordeaux Hint tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#bcefcd) and two others. The Caper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moon Raker – 120° from the complementary Madang. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #deefbc and #cdbcef.
In a RGB color space, hex #efbcde is made of 37% red, 29% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Bordeaux Hint has a hue angle of 320°, a saturation of 61.45% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efbcde is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efbcde |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,188,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 29%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 6.67, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(320,61.45%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(320,21.34%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.6154,23.7107,-9.9534) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7646,59.5911,77.0906) |