Shell Ginger 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 | #061b29 |
| Complementary Color | #d6eaf9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shell Ginger Color. The Pastel Peach color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bellini (#f4c9b1) for more energetic effect. Try Ice Cream Parlour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d6eaf9 is the best complementary color to Shell Ginger. 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 #f9e4d6 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 Champagne are #f9d6d9 and #f9f5d6. Thus found on the left and right of #f9e4d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azalea and Citrine White colors as they work well with Shell Ginger.
The split-complementary Shell Ginger palette consists of #d6d9f9 and #d6f9f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6eaf9). Try Moon Raker and Humming Bird colors in combination with #f9e4d6, 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 #f9e4d6 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 Shell Ginger. Thus Moon Raker and White Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shell Ginger contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Feta, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9e4d6 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. Shell Ginger tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d6eaf9) and two others. The White Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6f9e4 and #f9d6eb.
In a RGB color space, hex #f9e4d6 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Shell Ginger has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 74.47% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9e4d6 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f9e4d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,228,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 13.73, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(24,74.47%,90.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,14.06%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.9005,4.9184,9.4121) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.9479,80.4816,74.9918) |