Elusive Color

#fed7cf

Elusive 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 #012830
Complementary Color #cef6fe
Color Shade: mid red (10.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.39% (better contrasting with black)
Elusive Color Sample
Elusive Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fed7cf

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Elusive Color. The Strawberry Dust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bridesmaid (#fef0ec) for more calm effect. Try Forget Me Not as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cef6fe is the best complementary color to Elusive. 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 #fed7cf complementary color is Onahau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Watusi are #fecede and #feeece. Thus found on the left and right of #fed7cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pastel Pink and Oasis colors as they work well with Elusive.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Elusive palette consists of #cedefe and #cefeee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cef6fe). Try Periwinkle and Aero Blue colors in combination with #fed7cf, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #fed7cf 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 Elusive. Thus Fog and Snowy Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Elusive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Onahau, Snow Flurry, and Blue Chalk split by 90° on the color wheel. #fed7cf square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elusive tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#cef6fe) and two others. The Snowy Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Lace – 120° from the complementary Onahau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cefed6 and #fecef6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fed7cf is made of 38% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Elusive has a hue angle of 10.21°, a saturation of 95.92% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fed7cf is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fed7cf
RGB Decimal rgb(254,215,207)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 15.3, 18.43, 0.39
HSL hsl(10.21,95.92%,90.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.21,18.5%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.0059,12.3563,8.9911)
XYZ xyz(76.436,74.1767,69.3204)
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