Wisp Pink Color

#f9e8e2

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

Inverse Color #06171d
Complementary Color #e2f3f9
Color Shade: warm red (15.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.14% (better contrasting with black)
Wisp Pink Color Sample
Wisp Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9e8e2

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wisp Pink Color. The Watusi 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 Only Yesterday (#f4d1b9) for more energetic effect. Try Baked Ham as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e2f3f9 is the best complementary color to Wisp 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 #f9e8e2 complementary color is Polar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Linen are #f9e2e7 and #f9f3e2. Thus found on the left and right of #f9e8e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Rum Swizzle colors as they work well with Wisp Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wisp Pink palette consists of #e2e7f9 and #e2f9f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2f3f9). Try Link Water and Polar colors in combination with #f9e8e2, 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 #f9e8e2 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 Wisp Pink. Thus Moon Raker and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wisp Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polar, Feta, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9e8e2 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Wisp Pink tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e2f3f9) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carousel Pink – 120° from the complementary Polar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2f9e8 and #f9e2f3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9e8e2 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Wisp Pink has a hue angle of 15.65°, a saturation of 65.71% and a lightness of 93.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9e8e2 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9e8e2
RGB Decimal rgb(249,232,226)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 9.02, 2.35
HSL hsl(15.65,65.71%,93.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.65,9.24%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.1648,4.7728,4.9785)
XYZ xyz(81.651,83.3439,83.735)
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