Plum Blossom 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 | #0d5f5e |
| Complementary Color | #a0f1f0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Blossom Color. The Pale Petunia 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 soft alternative called Almond Blossom (#f5bec7) for more calm effect. Try Strawberry Confection as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a0f1f0 is the best complementary color to Plum Blossom. 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 #f2a0a1 complementary color is Ice Cold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #f1a0c9 and #f1c8a0. Thus found on the left and right of #f2a0a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Illusion and New Orleans colors as they work well with Plum Blossom.
The split-complementary Plum Blossom palette consists of #a0c9f1 and #a0f1c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0f1f0). Try Perano and Magic Mint colors in combination with #f2a0a1, 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 #f2a0a1 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 Plum Blossom. Thus Portage and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Blossom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ice Cold, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2a0a1 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Blossom tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a0f1f0) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Ice Cold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0f1a0 and #f1a0f1.
In a RGB color space, hex #f2a0a1 is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Blossom has a hue angle of 359.27°, a saturation of 75.93% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2a0a1 is made of 0% cyan, 32.15% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 5.1% black ink.
| HEX | #f2a0a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(242,160,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 28%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.15, 31.76, 5.1 |
| HSL | hsl(359.27,75.93%,78.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.27,33.88%,94.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.9281,30.5996,12.0721) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6218,46.5921,39.7798) |