Sweet Gardenia 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 | #101b25 |
| Complementary Color | #d9e4ef |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Gardenia Color. The Ellen 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 Birthday Suit (#e2c7b6) for more energetic effect. Try Almond Willow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d9e4ef is the best complementary color to Sweet Gardenia. 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 #efe4da complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Bizarre are #efd9da and #efeed9. Thus found on the left and right of #efe4da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Aths Special colors as they work well with Sweet Gardenia.
The split-complementary Sweet Gardenia palette consists of #d9daef and #d9efee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9e4ef). Try Snuff and Swans Down colors in combination with #efe4da, 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 #efe4da offers a combination of violet and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sweet Gardenia. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Gardenia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Zanah, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #efe4da 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 Gardenia tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d9e4ef) and two others. The Swans Down is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9efe3 and #efd9e4.
In a RGB color space, hex #efe4da is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Gardenia has a hue angle of 28.57°, a saturation of 39.62% and a lightness of 89.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efe4da is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efe4da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,228,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 8.24, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(28.57,39.62%,89.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.57,8.79%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.1888,2.0513,6.1964) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.9949,78.8995,77.5534) |