Himalayan Balsam is calm, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #063 |
| Complementary Color | #9fc |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (330° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Himalayan Balsam Color. The Cotton Candy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Crazy Pink (#f970ac) for more calm effect. Try Fěn Hóng Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9fc is the best complementary color to Himalayan Balsam. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9c complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ff99fe and #f99. Thus found on the left and right of #f9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Rose and White colors as they work well with Himalayan Balsam.
The split-complementary Himalayan Balsam palette consists of #99feff and #9f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fc). Try Anakiwa and White colors in combination with #f9c, 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 #f9c offers a combination of blue cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Himalayan Balsam. Thus Anakiwa and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Himalayan Balsam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Pale Canary, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9c square combo is a palette of warm magenta, mid yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Himalayan Balsam tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#9fc) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauve – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf9 and #cb99ff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff99cc is made of 42% red, 25% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Himalayan Balsam has a hue angle of 330°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff99cc is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff99cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,153,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 25%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 20, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(330,100%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(330,40%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.0778,44.5936,-9.7327) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.5303,48.4021,63.1209) |