Pretty Primrose Color

#f5a994

Pretty Primrose is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #0a566b
Complementary Color #94e0f5
Color Shade: mid red (12.99° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with white)
Pretty Primrose Color Sample
Pretty Primrose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5a994

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pretty Primrose Color. The Sandblast color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Biscuit Cream (#f9ccb7) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Quartz as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#94e0f5 is the best complementary color to Pretty Primrose. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5a994 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Manhattan are #f594af and #f5d994. Thus found on the left and right of #f5a994 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mauvelous and Maize colors as they work well with Pretty Primrose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pretty Primrose palette consists of #94aff5 and #94f5d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94e0f5). Try Jordy Blue and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f5a994, 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 #f5a994 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pretty Primrose. Thus Portage and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pretty Primrose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Sulu, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5a994 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Pretty Primrose tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#94e0f5) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94f5a9 and #f594df.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5a994 is made of 44% red, 30% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Pretty Primrose has a hue angle of 12.99°, a saturation of 82.91% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5a994 is made of 0% cyan, 29.81% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5a994
RGB Decimal rgb(245,169,148)
RGB Percentage 44%, 30%, 26%
CMYK 0, 29.81, 38.04, 3.92
HSL hsl(12.99,82.91%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.99,39.59%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.0241,25.4576,22.1304)
XYZ xyz(57.1895,49.9265,34.6395)
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