Dogwood 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 | #05151d |
| Complementary Color | #e2f2fa |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 93.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dogwood Color. The Miami Stucco 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 Apricot Freeze (#f3cfb7) for more energetic effect. Try Serene Peach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e2f2fa is the best complementary color to Dogwood. 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 #faeae2 complementary color is White Ice, 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 Linen are #fae2e6 and #faf6e2. Thus found on the left and right of #faeae2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cherub and Coconut Cream colors as they work well with Dogwood.
The split-complementary Dogwood palette consists of #e2e6fa and #e2faf6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2f2fa). Try Moon Raker and White Ice colors in combination with #faeae2, 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 #faeae2 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 Dogwood. Thus Moon Raker and White Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dogwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White Ice, Feta, and Selago split by 90° on the color wheel. #faeae2 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. Dogwood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e2f2fa) and two others. The White Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carousel Pink – 120° from the complementary White Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2faea and #fae2f2.
In a RGB color space, hex #faeae2 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dogwood has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 70.59% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faeae2 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #faeae2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(250,234,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 9.41, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(20,70.59%,93.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,9.6%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.7367,4.0934,5.8148) |
| XYZ | xyz(82.5746,84.6606,83.9405) |