Fond de Teint is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #055 |
| Complementary Color | #a9feff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fond de Teint Color. The Flesh color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jagdwurst (#ffcccb) for more calm effect. Try Lusty-Gallant as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a9feff is the best complementary color to Fond de Teint. 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 #faa complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ffa9d4 and #ffd4a9. Thus found on the left and right of #faa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation Pink and Flesh colors as they work well with Fond de Teint.
The split-complementary Fond de Teint palette consists of #a9d4ff and #a9ffd4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9feff). Try Anakiwa and Aero Blue colors in combination with #faa, 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 #faa 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 Fond de Teint. Thus Melrose and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fond de Teint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #faa square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Fond de Teint tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a9feff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9ffa9 and #ffa9fe.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffaaaa is made of 43% red, 29% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Fond de Teint has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffaaaa is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffaaaa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,170,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 29%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.33, 33.33, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,33.33%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.8229,31.2428,12.8661) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8704,52.9117,44.9296) |