Cherub Color

#f5d7dc

Cherub 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 #0a2823
Complementary Color #d7f4f0
Color Shade: cool red (350° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.2% (better contrasting with black)
Cherub Color Sample
Cherub Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5d7dc

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cherub Color. The Purple Thorn 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 soft alternative called Naked Light (#e9b6c1) for more calm effect. Try Chantilly as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d7f4f0 is the best complementary color to Cherub. 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 #f5d7dc complementary color is Iceberg, 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 #f4d7eb and #f4e1d7. Thus found on the left and right of #f5d7dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amour and Janna colors as they work well with Cherub.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cherub palette consists of #d7ebf4 and #d7f4e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7f4f0). Try Link Water and Tara colors in combination with #f5d7dc, 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 #f5d7dc 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 Cherub. Thus Link Water and Peppermint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cherub contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iceberg, Frost, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5d7dc 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. Cherub tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#d7f4f0) and two others. The Peppermint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Lilac – 120° from the complementary Iceberg. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcf4d7 and #efd7f4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5d7dc is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cherub has a hue angle of 350°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5d7dc is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5d7dc
RGB Decimal rgb(245,215,220)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 11.77, 9.81, 3.92
HSL hsl(350,60%,90.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350,12.24%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.5338,11.2041,1.3615)
XYZ xyz(74.8749,73.1807,77.8891)
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