Peachy Pico Color

#ffccaa

Peachy Pico 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 #035
Complementary Color #a9dcff
Color Shade: warm red (24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with black)
Peachy Pico Color Sample
Peachy Pico Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffccaa

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Peachy Pico Color. The Salmon Buff color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mood Lighting (#ffe7d5) for more calm effect. Try Light Peach Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a9dcff is the best complementary color to Peachy Pico. 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 #fca complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ffa9b2 and #fff6a9. Thus found on the left and right of #fca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sundown and Vis Vis colors as they work well with Peachy Pico.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Peachy Pico palette consists of #a9b2ff and #a9fff6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9dcff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fca, 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 #fca 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 Peachy Pico. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Peachy Pico contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fca square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Peachy Pico tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a9dcff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9ffcc and #ffa9dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffccaa is made of 41% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Peachy Pico has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffccaa is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffccaa
RGB Decimal rgb(255,204,170)
RGB Percentage 41%, 32%, 27%
CMYK 0, 20, 33.33, 0
HSL hsl(24,100%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24,33.33%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.6794,13.4505,23.8)
XYZ xyz(70.0886,67.348,47.3356)
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