Bermuda Shell Color

#f9eee3

Bermuda Shell is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #06111c
Complementary Color #e3eef9
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.33% (better contrasting with black)
Bermuda Shell Color Sample
Bermuda Shell Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9eee3

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bermuda Shell Color. The Cono De Vainilla color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nude (#f2d3bc) for more energetic effect. Try Maiden's Blush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e3eef9 is the best complementary color to Bermuda Shell. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9eee3 complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Linen are #f9e3e3 and #f9f9e3. Thus found on the left and right of #f9eee3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Rum Swizzle colors as they work well with Bermuda Shell.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bermuda Shell palette consists of #e3e3f9 and #e3f9f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3eef9). Try Moon Raker and Polar colors in combination with #f9eee3, 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 #f9eee3 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bermuda Shell. Thus Moon Raker and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bermuda Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9eee3 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Bermuda Shell tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e3eef9) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carousel Pink – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3f9ee and #f9e3ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9eee3 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Bermuda Shell has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 64.71% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9eee3 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9eee3
RGB Decimal rgb(249,238,227)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 4.32, 8.63, 2.35
HSL hsl(30,64.71%,93.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,8.84%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.6682,1.8666,6.6289)
XYZ xyz(83.5066,86.8349,85.0326)
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