Faint Peach Color

#f5ddc5

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

Inverse Color #0a223a
Complementary Color #c4dcf5
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
Faint Peach Color Sample
Faint Peach Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5ddc5

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Faint Peach Color. The Dipped in Cream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Marquisette (#f3d49d) for more energetic effect. Try Lunch Box as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c4dcf5 is the best complementary color to Faint Peach. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5ddc5 complementary color is Tropical Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sidecar are #f5c4c4 and #f5f5c4. Thus found on the left and right of #f5ddc5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Tusk colors as they work well with Faint Peach.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Faint Peach palette consists of #c4c4f5 and #c4f5f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4dcf5). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f5ddc5, 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 #f5ddc5 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Faint Peach. Thus Moon Raker and Mint Tulip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Faint Peach contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Madang, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5ddc5 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta 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. Faint Peach tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c4dcf5) and two others. The Mint Tulip is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4f5dd and #f5c4dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5ddc5 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Faint Peach has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 70.59% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5ddc5 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 18.83% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5ddc5
RGB Decimal rgb(245,221,197)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 18.83, 3.92
HSL hsl(30,70.59%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,19.59%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.4663,4.5295,14.7844)
XYZ xyz(73.5907,75.1566,63.4514)
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