Mystic Tulip Color

#f9b3a3

Mystic Tulip is pale, 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 #064c5c
Complementary Color #a3e9f9
Color Shade: mid red (11.16° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.78% (better contrasting with white)
Mystic Tulip Color Sample
Mystic Tulip Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9b3a3

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mystic Tulip Color. The Pale Jasper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Romantic Morn (#fcd5cb) for more energetic effect. Try Burning Coals as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a3e9f9 is the best complementary color to Mystic Tulip. 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 #f9b3a3 complementary color is Charlotte, 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 Rose Bud are #f9a3be and #f9dea3. Thus found on the left and right of #f9b3a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Illusion and Marzipan colors as they work well with Mystic Tulip.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mystic Tulip palette consists of #a3bef9 and #a3f9de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3e9f9). Try Sail and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f9b3a3, 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 #f9b3a3 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 Mystic Tulip. Thus Perfume and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mystic Tulip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Charlotte, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9b3a3 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. Mystic Tulip tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a3e9f9) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Charlotte. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3f9b3 and #f9a3e8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9b3a3 is made of 42% red, 30% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Mystic Tulip has a hue angle of 11.16°, a saturation of 87.76% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9b3a3 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9b3a3
RGB Decimal rgb(249,179,163)
RGB Percentage 42%, 30%, 28%
CMYK 0, 27.45, 33.73, 2.35
HSL hsl(11.16,87.76%,80.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(11.16,34.54%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.0553,23.4391,18.2839)
XYZ xyz(61.7979,55.0243,42.014)
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