Gumdrops is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #003962 |
| Complementary Color | #9dd5ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gumdrops Color. The Melted Marshmallow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fall Straw (#fee3c5) for more calm effect. Try Simply Peachy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9dd5ff is the best complementary color to Gumdrops. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffc69d complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Peach Orange are #ff9da4 and #fff79d. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc69d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Salmon and Picasso colors as they work well with Gumdrops.
The split-complementary Gumdrops palette consists of #9da4ff and #9dfff7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9dd5ff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffc69d, 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 #ffc69d offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gumdrops. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gumdrops contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc69d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gumdrops tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9dd5ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9dffc6 and #ff9dd6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffc69d is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Gumdrops has a hue angle of 25.1°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc69d is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 38.43% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffc69d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,198,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 38.43, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(25.1,100%,80.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.1,38.43%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.0087,15.0645,28.348) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5199,64.0825,40.7088) |