Petula 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 | #00454f |
| Complementary Color | #b0f4ff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Petula Color. The Forgotten Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Peachy Salmon (#ff9b80) for more calm effect. Try Orange Aura as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b0f4ff is the best complementary color to Petula. 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 #ffbab0 complementary color is French Pass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Melon are #ffb0cd and #ffe1b0. Thus found on the left and right of #ffbab0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cotton Candy and Navajo White colors as they work well with Petula.
The split-complementary Petula palette consists of #b0cdff and #b0ffe1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0f4ff). Try Anakiwa and Aero Blue colors in combination with #ffbab0, 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 #ffbab0 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 Petula. Thus Melrose and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petula contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffbab0 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Petula tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b0f4ff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0ffba and #ffb0f4.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffbab0 is made of 41% red, 30% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Petula has a hue angle of 7.59°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffbab0 is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffbab0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,186,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 30%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.06, 30.98, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(7.59,100%,84.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.59,30.98%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.5724,23.609,14.9123) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.6354,59.5124,49.0493) |