Flesh 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 | #00343b |
| Complementary Color | #c3f8ff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Flesh Color. The Discreet Orange 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 Salmon Upstream (#ffa8a6) for more calm effect. Try Honey Baked Ham as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c3f8ff is the best complementary color to Flesh. 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 #ffcbc4 complementary color is Onahau, 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 Your Pink are #ffc3da and #ffe8c3. Thus found on the left and right of #ffcbc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cotton Candy and Sandy Beach colors as they work well with Flesh.
The split-complementary Flesh palette consists of #c3daff and #c3ffe8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3f8ff). Try Periwinkle and Aero Blue colors in combination with #ffcbc4, 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 #ffcbc4 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 Flesh. Thus Melrose and Snowy Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flesh contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Onahau, Snow Flurry, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffcbc4 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. Flesh tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c3f8ff) 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 #c3ffca and #ffc3f8.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffcbc4 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Flesh has a hue angle of 7.12°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcbc4 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffcbc4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,203,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.39, 23.14, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(7.12,100%,88.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.12,23.14%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.9851,17.3804,10.4973) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.5597,67.9574,61.5173) |