Sheer Pink Color

#f6e5db

Sheer Pink 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 #091a24
Complementary Color #dbebf6
Color Shade: warm red (22.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.18% (better contrasting with black)
Sheer Pink Color Sample
Sheer Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6e5db

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sheer Pink Color. The Pink Pieris 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 soft alternative called Baked Ham (#eec8bc) for more calm effect. Try Spiced Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dbebf6 is the best complementary color to Sheer Pink. 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 #f6e5db complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Albescent White are #f6dbde and #f6f2db. Thus found on the left and right of #f6e5db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Quarter Spanish White colors as they work well with Sheer Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sheer Pink palette consists of #dbdef6 and #dbf6f2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbebf6). Try Link Water and Polar colors in combination with #f6e5db, 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 #f6e5db 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 Sheer Pink. Thus Moon Raker and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sheer Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6e5db square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Sheer Pink tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#dbebf6) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbf6e5 and #f6dbeb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6e5db is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sheer Pink has a hue angle of 22.22°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 91.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6e5db is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6e5db
RGB Decimal rgb(246,229,219)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 10.59, 3.53
HSL hsl(22.22,60%,91.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.22,10.98%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.0185,4.1389,6.9416)
XYZ xyz(78.8115,80.7459,78.4495)
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