Salmon Flush Color

#f1c9cc

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

Inverse Color #0e3633
Complementary Color #c9f1ee
Color Shade: cool red (355.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
Salmon Flush Color Sample
Salmon Flush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f1c9cc

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salmon Flush Color. The Poetic Princess color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pink Tutu (#f9e4e9) for more energetic effect. Try Hibiscus Petal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9f1ee is the best complementary color to Salmon Flush. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1c9cc complementary color is Iceberg, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Beauty Bush are #f1c9e0 and #f1dac9. Thus found on the left and right of #f1c9cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Almond colors as they work well with Salmon Flush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Salmon Flush palette consists of #c9e0f1 and #c9f1da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9f1ee). Try Link Water and Granny Apple colors in combination with #f1c9cc, 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 #f1c9cc offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Salmon Flush. Thus Link Water and Tea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Salmon Flush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iceberg, Tea Green, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1c9cc square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Salmon Flush tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c9f1ee) and two others. The Tea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Lilac – 120° from the complementary Iceberg. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ccf1c9 and #edc9f1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f1c9cc is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Salmon Flush has a hue angle of 355.5°, a saturation of 58.82% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1c9cc is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #f1c9cc
RGB Decimal rgb(241,201,204)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 14.51, 5.49
HSL hsl(355.5,58.82%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355.5,16.6%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.398,14.5761,3.7927)
XYZ xyz(68.0614,64.8337,66.0537)
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