Tulip is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #007872 |
| Complementary Color | #86fff9 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tulip Color. The Strawberry Frappe color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brink Pink (#fb607f) for more calm effect. Try Fusion Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#86fff9 is the best complementary color to Tulip. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ff878d complementary color is Aquamarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Geraldine are #ff86c9 and #ffbc86. Thus found on the left and right of #ff878d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation Pink and Macaroni and Cheese colors as they work well with Tulip.
The split-complementary Tulip palette consists of #86c9ff and #86ffbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86fff9). Try Anakiwa and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff878d, 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 #ff878d 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 Tulip. Thus Malibu and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tulip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Reef, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff878d square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tulip tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#86fff9) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heliotrope – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cff86 and #f886ff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff878d is made of 48% red, 25% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Tulip has a hue angle of 357°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff878d is made of 0% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff878d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,135,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 25%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.06, 44.71, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(357,100%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357,47.06%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.832,45.9617,17.6492) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7117,40.511,30.1351) |