Soft Lace is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0a121a |
| Complementary Color | #e5edf4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.94% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Lace Color. The Pastel Rose Tan 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 Roycroft Vellum (#e8d9bd) for more energetic effect. Try Malibu Coast as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5edf4 is the best complementary color to Soft Lace. 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 #f5ede5 complementary color is Catskill White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Merino are #f4e5e5 and #f4f4e5. Thus found on the left and right of #f5ede5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn Pink and Ecru White colors as they work well with Soft Lace.
The split-complementary Soft Lace palette consists of #e5e5f4 and #e5f4f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5edf4). Try Snuff and Aqua Squeeze colors in combination with #f5ede5, 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 #f5ede5 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Lace. Thus Snuff and Apple Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Lace contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Catskill White, Panache, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5ede5 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. Soft Lace tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e5edf4) and two others. The Apple Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Catskill White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5f4ed and #f4e5ed.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5ede5 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Lace has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 44.44% and a lightness of 92.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5ede5 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5ede5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,237,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 6.28, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(30,44.44%,92.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,6.53%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.1574,1.3319,4.8146) |
| XYZ | xyz(82.0832,85.638,86.3323) |