Cotton Candy is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #004326 |
| Complementary Color | #bcffe2 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (334.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Candy Color. The Strawberry Milk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mimi Pink (#ffdae9) for more calm effect. Try Creamy Axolotl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bcffe2 is the best complementary color to Cotton Candy. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffbcd9 complementary color is Aero Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cotton Candy are #ffbcfa and #ffc0bc. Thus found on the left and right of #ffbcd9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Lace and Your Pink colors as they work well with Cotton Candy.
The split-complementary Cotton Candy palette consists of #bcfaff and #bcffc0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcffe2). Try Onahau and Snowy Mint colors in combination with #ffbcd9, 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 #ffbcd9 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cotton Candy. Thus French Pass and Snow Flurry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Candy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aero Blue, Shalimar, and Melrose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffbcd9 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cotton Candy tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#bcffe2) and two others. The Snow Flurry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauve – 120° from the complementary Aero Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9ffbc and #e1bcff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffbcd9 is made of 39% red, 28% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Candy has a hue angle of 334.03°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffbcd9 is made of 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffbcd9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,188,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 28%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.27, 14.9, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(334.03,100%,86.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(334.03,26.27%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.0389,28.3685,-4.9869) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7476,62.2362,73.8769) |