Paper Heart 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 | #082438 |
| Complementary Color | #c6e3f7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Paper Heart Color. The Manhattan 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 Heirloom Apricot (#f4bea6) for more energetic effect. Try Shrimp Boat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6e3f7 is the best complementary color to Paper Heart. 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 #f7dbc7 complementary color is Tropical Blue, 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 Givry are #f7c6ca and #f7f3c6. Thus found on the left and right of #f7dbc7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azalea and Citrine White colors as they work well with Paper Heart.
The split-complementary Paper Heart palette consists of #c6caf7 and #c6f7f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6e3f7). Try Moon Raker and Humming Bird colors in combination with #f7dbc7, 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 #f7dbc7 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 Paper Heart. Thus Perfume and Blue Romance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paper Heart contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f7dbc7 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. Paper Heart tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c6e3f7) and two others. The Blue Romance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chantilly – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6f7da and #f7c6e3.
In a RGB color space, hex #f7dbc7 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Paper Heart has a hue angle of 25°, a saturation of 75% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f7dbc7 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 3.14% black ink.
| HEX | #f7dbc7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(247,219,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 18.82, 3.14 |
| HSL | hsl(25,75%,87.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25,19.43%,96.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.1868,6.5798,13.3662) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9981,74.5607,64.5244) |