Aquarelle Red Color

#fedddd

Aquarelle Red is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #012222
Complementary Color #ddfefe
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.14% (better contrasting with black)
Aquarelle Red Color Sample
Aquarelle Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fedddd

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquarelle Red Color. The Your Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Impatiens Pink (#ffc4bc) for more energetic effect. Try Chardon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ddfefe is the best complementary color to Aquarelle Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fedddd complementary color is Baby Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cinderella are #fedded and #feeddd. Thus found on the left and right of #fedddd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pig Pink and Half Spanish White colors as they work well with Aquarelle Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aquarelle Red palette consists of #ddedfe and #ddfeed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddfefe). Try Pattens Blue and Frosted Mint colors in combination with #fedddd, 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 #fedddd offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aquarelle Red. Thus Fog and Snowy Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aquarelle Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Baby Blue, Rice Flower, and Blue Chalk split by 90° on the color wheel. #fedddd square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Aquarelle Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#ddfefe) and two others. The Snowy Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Lace – 120° from the complementary Baby Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddfedd and #feddfe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fedddd is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Aquarelle Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 94.29% and a lightness of 93.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fedddd is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fedddd
RGB Decimal rgb(254,221,221)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 12.94, 0.39
HSL hsl(0,94.29%,93.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,12.99%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.7818,11.387,4.1956)
XYZ xyz(79.7806,78.0042,79.258)
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