Pastel China is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #0f1b1f |
| Complementary Color | #e0ebf0 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pastel China Color. The Pale Sienna 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 Tangy Taffy (#e7cac3) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Guernsey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e0ebf0 is the best complementary color to Pastel China. 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 #f0e4e0 complementary color is Catskill White, 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 Dawn Pink are #f0e0e3 and #f0ece0. Thus found on the left and right of #f0e4e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and White Rock colors as they work well with Pastel China.
The split-complementary Pastel China palette consists of #e0e3f0 and #e0f0ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0ebf0). Try Snuff and Swans Down colors in combination with #f0e4e0, 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 #f0e4e0 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 Pastel China. Thus Snuff and Harp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pastel China contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Catskill White, Willow Brook, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0e4e0 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. Pastel China tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e0ebf0) and two others. The Harp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Catskill White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0f0e4 and #f0e0eb.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0e4e0 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pastel China has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 34.78% and a lightness of 90.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0e4e0 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0e4e0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,228,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 6.28, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(15,34.78%,90.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,6.67%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.4122,3.3937,3.394) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.1331,79.3939,81.7802) |