Strawberry Shortcake Color

#fa8e99

Strawberry Shortcake is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #057166
Complementary Color #8dfaef
Color Shade: cool red (353.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.86% (better contrasting with white)
Strawberry Shortcake Color Sample
Strawberry Shortcake Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fa8e99

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Strawberry Shortcake Color. The Baby's Blanket color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rosy Pink (#f6688e) for more calm effect. Try Soft Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8dfaef is the best complementary color to Strawberry Shortcake. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fa8e99 complementary color is Aquamarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Geraldine are #fa8dcf and #fab88d. Thus found on the left and right of #fa8e99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Pink and Rose Bud colors as they work well with Strawberry Shortcake.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Strawberry Shortcake palette consists of #8dcffa and #8dfab8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8dfaef). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fa8e99, 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 #fa8e99 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Strawberry Shortcake. Thus Malibu and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Strawberry Shortcake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Mindaro, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fa8e99 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Strawberry Shortcake tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#8dfaef) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heliotrope – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99fa8d and #ee8dfa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fa8e99 is made of 46% red, 26% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Strawberry Shortcake has a hue angle of 353.89°, a saturation of 91.53% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fa8e99 is made of 0% cyan, 42.35% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #fa8e99
RGB Decimal rgb(250,142,153)
RGB Percentage 46%, 26%, 28%
CMYK 0, 42.35, 38.04, 1.96
HSL hsl(353.89,91.53%,76.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.89,43.2%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.8502,41.9158,12.2863)
XYZ xyz(54.8471,41.9699,35.3472)
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