Brandy Alexander Color

#f3e2dc

Brandy Alexander is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green

Inverse Color #0c1d23
Complementary Color #dcedf3
Color Shade: warm red (15.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.78% (better contrasting with black)
Brandy Alexander Color Sample
Brandy Alexander Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f3e2dc

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brandy Alexander Color. The Empire Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Friends (#e8c5c1) for more calm effect. Try Snow Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dcedf3 is the best complementary color to Brandy Alexander. 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 #f3e2dc complementary color is Iceberg, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pot Pourri are #f3dce1 and #f3eddc. Thus found on the left and right of #f3e2dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Merino colors as they work well with Brandy Alexander.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brandy Alexander palette consists of #dce1f3 and #dcf3ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcedf3). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f3e2dc, 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 #f3e2dc 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 Brandy Alexander. Thus White Lilac and Frostee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brandy Alexander contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iceberg, Peppermint, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3e2dc square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and violet 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. Brandy Alexander tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#dcedf3) and two others. The Frostee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amour – 120° from the complementary Iceberg. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcf3e2 and #f3dcec.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f3e2dc is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Brandy Alexander has a hue angle of 15.65°, a saturation of 48.94% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3e2dc is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 4.71% black ink.

HEX #f3e2dc
RGB Decimal rgb(243,226,220)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 6.66, 9.02, 4.71
HSL hsl(15.65,48.94%,90.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.65,9.47%,95.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.0597,4.7997,5.0052)
XYZ xyz(77.0768,78.6147,78.8219)
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