Petticoat 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 | #013253 |
| Complementary Color | #abddfe |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Petticoat Color. The Serengeti Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fair Ivory (#fce7cf) for more calm effect. Try Pale Egg as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#abddfe is the best complementary color to Petticoat. 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 #fecdac complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 Flesh are #feabb3 and #fef6ab. Thus found on the left and right of #fecdac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sundown and Drover colors as they work well with Petticoat.
The split-complementary Petticoat palette consists of #abb3fe and #abfef6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abddfe). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fecdac, 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 #fecdac 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 Petticoat. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petticoat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fecdac 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. Petticoat tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#abddfe) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abfecc and #feabdc.
In a RGB color space, hex #fecdac is made of 40% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Petticoat has a hue angle of 24.15°, a saturation of 97.62% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fecdac is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fecdac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,205,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 32.16, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(24.15,97.62%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.15,32.28%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.8623,12.7959,22.9858) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.1508,67.712,48.4021) |