Citrus Sachet Color

#f2c6a7

Citrus Sachet 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 #0d3958
Complementary Color #a7d3f2
Color Shade: warm red (24.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.2% (better contrasting with black)
Citrus Sachet Color Sample
Citrus Sachet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2c6a7

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Citrus Sachet Color. The Warm Fuzzies color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Howdy Neighbor (#f9e4c8) for more energetic effect. Try Breakfast Biscuit as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a7d3f2 is the best complementary color to Citrus Sachet. 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 #f2c6a7 complementary color is Perano, 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 Mandys Pink are #f2a7ad and #f2eba7. Thus found on the left and right of #f2c6a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Citrus Sachet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Citrus Sachet palette consists of #a7adf2 and #a7f2eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7d3f2). Try Perano and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f2c6a7, 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 #f2c6a7 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 Citrus Sachet. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Citrus Sachet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2c6a7 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. Citrus Sachet tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a7d3f2) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7f2c6 and #f2a7d2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2c6a7 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Citrus Sachet has a hue angle of 24.8°, a saturation of 74.26% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2c6a7 is made of 0% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2c6a7
RGB Decimal rgb(242,198,167)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 17.25, 29.41, 5.1
HSL hsl(24.8,74.26%,80.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.8,30.99%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.9429,11.2807,21.4229)
XYZ xyz(63.7871,62.0554,45.1752)
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