Pink Petal Color

#f6e6e2

Pink Petal is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #09191d
Complementary Color #e2f2f5
Color Shade: mid red (12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.55% (better contrasting with black)
Pink Petal Color Sample
Pink Petal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6e6e2

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Petal Color. The Babyccino 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 soft alternative called Empire Rose (#e7c5c1) for more calm effect. Try Friends as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e2f2f5 is the best complementary color to Pink 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 #f6e6e2 complementary color is Black Squeeze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pot Pourri are #f5e2e8 and #f5f0e2. Thus found on the left and right of #f6e6e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Merino colors as they work well with Pink Petal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Petal palette consists of #e2e8f5 and #e2f5f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2f2f5). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f6e6e2, 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 #f6e6e2 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 Pink Petal. Thus White Lilac and Frostee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Petal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Squeeze, Peppermint, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6e6e2 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Pink Petal tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#e2f2f5) and two others. The Frostee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amour – 120° from the complementary Black Squeeze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2f5e6 and #f5e2f2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6e6e2 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Petal has a hue angle of 12°, a saturation of 52.63% and a lightness of 92.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6e6e2 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6e6e2
RGB Decimal rgb(246,230,226)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 6.27, 7.84, 3.53
HSL hsl(12,52.63%,92.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12,8.13%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.4323,4.7643,3.8881)
XYZ xyz(80.0303,81.6774,83.4988)
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