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) |
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) |