Salmon Peach is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #023a4a |
| Complementary Color | #b5edfd |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salmon Peach Color. The Peach Fizz color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Peach Cloud (#fce2d8) for more calm effect. Try Tranquil Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b5edfd is the best complementary color to Salmon Peach. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fdc5b5 complementary color is French Pass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Melon are #fdb5c9 and #fde9b5. Thus found on the left and right of #fdc5b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Pink and Cape Honey colors as they work well with Salmon Peach.
The split-complementary Salmon Peach palette consists of #b5c9fd and #b5fde9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5edfd). Try Melrose and Aero Blue colors in combination with #fdc5b5, 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 #fdc5b5 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Salmon Peach. Thus Melrose and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salmon Peach contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdc5b5 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salmon Peach tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b5edfd) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5fdc5 and #fdb5ed.
In a RGB color space, hex #fdc5b5 is made of 40% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Salmon Peach has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 94.74% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdc5b5 is made of 0% cyan, 21.97% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fdc5b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,197,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 31%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.97, 28.24, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(13.33,94.74%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.33,28.46%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.0445,17.7441,15.6886) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.8148,64.1513,52.4716) |