Quilt 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 | #032639 |
| Complementary Color | #c5e9fc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Quilt Color. The Apricot Iced Tea 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 Sherbet (#facd9e) for more energetic effect. Try Bridesmaid as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5e9fc is the best complementary color to Quilt. 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 #fcd9c6 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 #fcc5cd and #fcf3c5. Thus found on the left and right of #fcd9c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cupid and Double Pearl Lusta colors as they work well with Quilt.
The split-complementary Quilt palette consists of #c5cdfc and #c5fcf3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5e9fc). Try Hawkes Blue and Foam colors in combination with #fcd9c6, 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 #fcd9c6 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 Quilt. Thus Perfume and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quilt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Gossip, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcd9c6 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. Quilt tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c5e9fc) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Classic Rose – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5fcd8 and #fcc5e8.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcd9c6 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Quilt has a hue angle of 21.11°, a saturation of 90% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcd9c6 is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 21.17% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcd9c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,217,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.72, 21.17, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(21.11,90%,88.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.11,21.43%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.1104,9.2852,13.8431) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.1508,74.3984,63.8255) |