Nosegay Color

#ffe6ec

Nosegay is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, warm blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #001913
Complementary Color #e5fff8
Color Shade: cool red (345.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 95.1% (better contrasting with black)
Nosegay Color Sample
Nosegay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffe6ec

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nosegay Color. The A Bloomed Cherry Blossom color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fruit Bowl (#fdc9d0) for more calm effect. Try Linnet Egg Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e5fff8 is the best complementary color to Nosegay. Green cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffe6ec complementary color is Clear Day, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lavender blush are #ffe5f8 and #ffece5. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe6ec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Lace and Fair Pink colors as they work well with Nosegay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nosegay palette consists of #e5f8ff and #e5ffec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5fff8). Try Lily White and Hint of Green colors in combination with #ffe6ec, 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 #ffe6ec offers a combination of cool blue and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nosegay. Thus Zumthor and Rice Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nosegay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clear Day, China Ivory, and Blue Chalk split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe6ec square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, green cyan and warm blue 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. Nosegay tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#e5fff8) and two others. The Rice Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Chalk – 120° from the complementary Clear Day. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ecffe5 and #f8e5ff.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffe6ec is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Nosegay has a hue angle of 345.6°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 95.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe6ec is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffe6ec
RGB Decimal rgb(255,230,236)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 7.45, 0
HSL hsl(345.6,100%,95.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.6,9.8%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.4113,9.5113,0.1883)
XYZ xyz(84.6771,83.9098,91.0901)
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