Baby Steps is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #0a3625 |
| Complementary Color | #c9f4e3 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (336.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Baby Steps Color. The Tickled Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hepatica (#fbe5ea) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Tutu as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9f4e3 is the best complementary color to Baby Steps. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5c9da complementary color is Mint Tulip, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Azalea are #f4c9ef and #f4cec9. Thus found on the left and right of #f5c9da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cherub and Beauty Bush colors as they work well with Baby Steps.
The split-complementary Baby Steps palette consists of #c9f0f4 and #c9f4ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9f4e3). Try Mint Tulip and Blue Romance colors in combination with #f5c9da, 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 #f5c9da offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Baby Steps. Thus Link Water and Tea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baby Steps contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mint Tulip, Tusk, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5c9da square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Baby Steps tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#c9f4e3) and two others. The Tea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moon Raker – 120° from the complementary Mint Tulip. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #daf4c9 and #e4c9f4.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5c9da is made of 37% red, 30% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Baby Steps has a hue angle of 336.82°, a saturation of 68.75% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5c9da is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5c9da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,201,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 30%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 10.59, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(336.82,68.75%,87.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(336.82,17.96%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.1226,18.2208,-2.5658) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.1977,66.2477,75.3642) |