La Minute is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #0a1a23 |
| Complementary Color | #dcecf5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 91.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to La Minute Color. The Peach Darling color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cashew Nut (#edccb3) for more energetic effect. Try Iced Cherry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dcecf5 is the best complementary color to La Minute. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5e5dc complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White Linen are #f5dcdf and #f5f1dc. Thus found on the left and right of #f5e5dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Beige colors as they work well with La Minute.
The split-complementary La Minute palette consists of #dcdff5 and #dcf5f1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcecf5). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f5e5dc, 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 #f5e5dc offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the La Minute. Thus French Lilac and Tara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of La Minute contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Peppermint, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5e5dc square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. La Minute tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#dcecf5) and two others. The Tara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amour – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcf5e5 and #f5dcec.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5e5dc is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode La Minute has a hue angle of 21.6°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 91.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5e5dc is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5e5dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,229,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 9.81, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(21.6,55.56%,91.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.6,10.2%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.9616,3.9511,6.3276) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.5938,80.6184,79.1287) |