Peach Dust Color

#f0d8cc

Peach Dust 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 #0f2733
Complementary Color #cbe3f0
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.06% (better contrasting with black)
Peach Dust Color Sample
Peach Dust Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f0d8cc

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Peach Dust Color. The Sunset Drive 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 Diva Rouge (#e8b9a5) for more energetic effect. Try Embrace as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbe3f0 is the best complementary color to Peach Dust. 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 #f0d8cc complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Almond are #f0cbd2 and #f0eacb. Thus found on the left and right of #f0d8cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Parchment colors as they work well with Peach Dust.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Peach Dust palette consists of #cbd2f0 and #cbf0ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbe3f0). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f0d8cc, 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 #f0d8cc 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 Peach Dust. Thus French Lilac and Tara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Peach Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tea Green, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0d8cc square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Peach Dust tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#cbe3f0) and two others. The Tara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbf0d8 and #f0cbe3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f0d8cc is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Peach Dust has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 54.55% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0d8cc is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #f0d8cc
RGB Decimal rgb(240,216,204)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 14.12, 5.88
HSL hsl(20,54.55%,87.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,15%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.967,6.3693,8.921)
XYZ xyz(71.3901,71.9966,67.2608)
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