Sweet 60 Color

#f29eab

Sweet 60 is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #0d6154
Complementary Color #9df2e5
Color Shade: cool red (350.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.43% (better contrasting with white)
Sweet 60 Color Sample
Sweet 60 Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f29eab

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet 60 Color. The Deco Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Carnation Bouquet (#f5c0d0) for more calm effect. Try Embarrassed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9df2e5 is the best complementary color to Sweet 60. 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 #f29eab complementary color is Ice Cold, 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 Wewak are #f29dd4 and #f2bb9d. Thus found on the left and right of #f29eab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Illusion and Manhattan colors as they work well with Sweet 60.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sweet 60 palette consists of #9dd4f2 and #9df2bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9df2e5). Try Perano and Magic Mint colors in combination with #f29eab, 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 #f29eab 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 Sweet 60. Thus Portage and Sulu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sweet 60 contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ice Cold, Gossip, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #f29eab 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. Sweet 60 tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#9df2e5) and two others. The Sulu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Perfume – 120° from the complementary Ice Cold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abf29d and #e49df2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f29eab is made of 42% red, 28% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet 60 has a hue angle of 350.71°, a saturation of 76.36% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f29eab is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f29eab
RGB Decimal rgb(242,158,171)
RGB Percentage 42%, 28%, 30%
CMYK 0, 32.94, 27.84, 5.1
HSL hsl(350.71,76.36%,78.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350.71,34.71%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.7212,32.9244,6.2731)
XYZ xyz(56.1955,46.2712,44.4975)
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