Piglet Color

#ffc0c6

Piglet is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #003f39
Complementary Color #c0fff9
Color Shade: cool red (354.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.65% (better contrasting with black)
Piglet Color Sample
Piglet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffc0c6

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Piglet Color. The It's A Girl! 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 Sweet Pink (#fd9fa2) for more calm effect. Try Salmon Tartare as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c0fff9 is the best complementary color to Piglet. 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 #ffc0c6 complementary color is Onahau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pink are #ffc0e5 and #ffd9c0. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc0c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cotton Candy and Romantic colors as they work well with Piglet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Piglet palette consists of #c0e5ff and #c0ffd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0fff9). Try French Pass and Aero Blue colors in combination with #ffc0c6, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ffc0c6 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 Piglet. Thus Melrose and Snowy Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Piglet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Onahau, Chiffon, and Fog split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc0c6 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Piglet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c0fff9) and two others. The Snowy Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauve – 120° from the complementary Onahau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5ffc0 and #f9c0ff.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffc0c6 is made of 40% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Piglet has a hue angle of 354.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc0c6 is made of 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffc0c6
RGB Decimal rgb(255,192,198)
RGB Percentage 40%, 30%, 31%
CMYK 0, 24.71, 22.35, 0
HSL hsl(354.29,100%,87.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.29,24.71%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.4616,23.4267,5.8139)
XYZ xyz(70.2827,63.0365,61.889)
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