Curtsy 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 | #002947 |
Complementary Color | #b8e1ff |
Color Shade: | warm red (25.35° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 86.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Curtsy Color. The Bastard-amber 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 Axolotl (#fff0df) for more calm effect. Try Candy Floss Cupcake as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8e1ff is the best complementary color to Curtsy. 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 #ffd6b8 complementary color is French Pass, 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 Romantic are #ffb8bd and #fff9b8. Thus found on the left and right of #ffd6b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sundown and Portafino colors as they work well with Curtsy.
The split-complementary Curtsy palette consists of #b8bdff and #b8fff9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8e1ff). Try Melrose and Onahau colors in combination with #ffd6b8, 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 #ffd6b8 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 Curtsy. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Curtsy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffd6b8 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. Curtsy tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b8e1ff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8ffd6 and #ffb8e1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffd6b8 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Curtsy has a hue angle of 25.35°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffd6b8 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 0% black ink.
HEX | #ffd6b8 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(255,214,184) |
RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
CMYK | 0, 16.08, 27.84, 0 |
HSL | hsl(25.35,100%,86.08%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.35,27.84%,100%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(88.3588,10.0247,20.162) |
XYZ | xyz(73.9383,72.8138,55.5049) |