Pleasing Pink Color

#f5cdd2

Pleasing Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #0a322d
Complementary Color #ccf5f0
Color Shade: cool red (352.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.24% (better contrasting with black)
Pleasing Pink Color Sample
Pleasing Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5cdd2

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pleasing Pink Color. The Silly Puddy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Exclusively Yours (#f2aeb8) for more energetic effect. Try Brain Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ccf5f0 is the best complementary color to Pleasing Pink. 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 #f5cdd2 complementary color is Mint Tulip, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of We Peep are #f5cce5 and #f5dbcc. Thus found on the left and right of #f5cdd2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cherub and Albescent White colors as they work well with Pleasing Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pleasing Pink palette consists of #cce5f5 and #ccf5db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccf5f0). Try Link Water and Blue Romance colors in combination with #f5cdd2, 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 #f5cdd2 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 Pleasing Pink. Thus Moon Raker and Tea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pleasing Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mint Tulip, Tusk, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5cdd2 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Pleasing Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#ccf5f0) 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 #d2f5cc and #f0ccf5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5cdd2 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pleasing Pink has a hue angle of 352.5°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5cdd2 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5cdd2
RGB Decimal rgb(245,205,210)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 13.73, 3.92
HSL hsl(352.5,66.67%,88.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.5,16.33%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.8704,14.8331,2.7807)
XYZ xyz(71.1204,67.7283,70.2972)
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