Hooked Mimosa Color

#ffc9c4

Hooked Mimosa 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 #00363b
Complementary Color #c3f9ff
Color Shade: mid red (5.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.43% (better contrasting with black)
Hooked Mimosa Color Sample
Hooked Mimosa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffc9c4

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hooked Mimosa Color. The Honey Baked Ham color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pink Dream (#fea5a2) for more calm effect. Try Discreet Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c3f9ff is the best complementary color to Hooked Mimosa. 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 #ffc9c4 complementary color is Onahau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Your Pink are #ffc3dc and #ffe6c3. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc9c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cotton Candy and Tequila colors as they work well with Hooked Mimosa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hooked Mimosa palette consists of #c3dcff and #c3ffe6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3f9ff). Try Periwinkle and Aero Blue colors in combination with #ffc9c4, 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 #ffc9c4 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 Hooked Mimosa. Thus Melrose and Snowy Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hooked Mimosa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Onahau, Snow Flurry, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc9c4 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Hooked Mimosa tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c3f9ff) and two others. The Snowy Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Lace – 120° from the complementary Onahau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3ffc8 and #ffc3f9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffc9c4 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Hooked Mimosa has a hue angle of 5.08°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc9c4 is made of 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffc9c4
RGB Decimal rgb(255,201,196)
RGB Percentage 39%, 31%, 30%
CMYK 0, 21.18, 23.14, 0
HSL hsl(5.08,100%,88.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.08,23.14%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.5134,18.4262,9.8243)
XYZ xyz(72.0905,67.0188,61.3609)
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