Dolly Cheek 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 | #033649 |
| Complementary Color | #b6e9fc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dolly Cheek Color. The French Manicure color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lugganath Orange (#f7a58b) for more calm effect. Try Poised Peach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b6e9fc is the best complementary color to Dolly Cheek. 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 #fcc9b6 complementary color is French Pass, 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 Apricot Peach are #fcb6c6 and #fcecb6. Thus found on the left and right of #fcc9b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Pink and Banana Mania colors as they work well with Dolly Cheek.
The split-complementary Dolly Cheek palette consists of #b6c6fc and #b6fcec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6e9fc). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fcc9b6, 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 #fcc9b6 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 Dolly Cheek. Thus Melrose and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dolly Cheek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Gossip, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcc9b6 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. Dolly Cheek tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b6e9fc) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cupid – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6fcc9 and #fcb6e9.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcc9b6 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Dolly Cheek has a hue angle of 16.29°, a saturation of 92.11% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcc9b6 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcc9b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,201,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 27.45, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(16.29,92.11%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.29,27.78%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.9179,15.411,16.3698) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.475,65.8461,53.3038) |