Poppy Petal is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #095f73 |
| Complementary Color | #8ce1f5 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Poppy Petal Color. The Barbarian Flesh color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brown Sand (#f7945f) for more energetic effect. Try Colorado Bronze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8ce1f5 is the best complementary color to Poppy Petal. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6a08c complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Geraldine are #f58cad and #f5d48c. Thus found on the left and right of #f6a08c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Pink and Manhattan colors as they work well with Poppy Petal.
The split-complementary Poppy Petal palette consists of #8cacf5 and #8cf5d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ce1f5). Try Jordy Blue and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f6a08c, 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 #f6a08c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Poppy Petal. Thus Portage and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poppy Petal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Sulu, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6a08c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Poppy Petal tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#8ce1f5) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cf5a0 and #f58ce1.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6a08c is made of 45% red, 29% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Poppy Petal has a hue angle of 11.32°, a saturation of 85.48% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6a08c is made of 0% cyan, 33.72% magenta, 41.57% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6a08c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,160,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 29%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.72, 41.57, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(11.32,85.48%,75.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.32,43.09%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.9511,29.7186,23.6635) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3105,46.6279,30.8958) |