Sweet Mallow is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #00211d |
| Complementary Color | #defffb |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 93.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Mallow Color. The Blobfish color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sea Salt Sherbet (#fff5f7) for more calm effect. Try Piglet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#defffb is the best complementary color to Sweet Mallow. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffdee2 complementary color is Frosted Mint, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pippin are #ffdef2 and #ffeade. Thus found on the left and right of #ffdee2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Rose and Derby colors as they work well with Sweet Mallow.
The split-complementary Sweet Mallow palette consists of #def2ff and #deffea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#defffb). Try Pattens Blue and Hint of Green colors in combination with #ffdee2, 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 #ffdee2 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sweet Mallow. Thus Fog and Hint of Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Mallow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Frosted Mint, Carla, and Blue Chalk split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffdee2 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Mallow tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#defffb) and two others. The Hint of Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White Pointer – 120° from the complementary Frosted Mint. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2ffde and #fbdeff.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffdee2 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Mallow has a hue angle of 352.73°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 93.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffdee2 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffdee2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,222,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 11.37, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(352.73,100%,93.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.73,12.94%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.2314,12.0131,2.2378) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.0887,78.9935,82.9249) |