The color Rose Pompadour refers to a specific shade of pink that has historical significance. It is associated with Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV of France in the 18th century. French porcelain manufacturer Sèvres is believed to have created a line of porcelain decorated with an exquisite new shade of pink and named it after her. Madame de Pompadour became a great supporter of the porcelain made at Sèvres, and it is in her honor that this color was named.
The exact shade of Rose Pompadour has been a subject of some debate, with variations in different contexts. However, it is generally described as a soft, elegant, and luxurious pink hue.
What color is Rose Pompadour?
Rose Pompadour color belongs to the Pink color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Rose Pompadour is #ED7A9B, and the RGB color code is RGB(237, 122, 155).
In the RGB color model, Rose Pompadour has a red value of 237, a green value of 122, and a blue value of 155. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 48.5% magenta, 34.6% yellow, and 7.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 342.8° (degrees), 76.2 % saturation, and 70.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Rose Pompadour has a hue of 342.8° (degrees), 48.5 % saturation and 92.9 % brightness/value.
Rose Pompadour is cool or warm?
The color Rose Pompadour is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Rose Pompadour? (For interior and product design)
Rose Pompadour has an LRV of nearly 34.3. By LRV value, it is a medium color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 34.3 of Rose Pompadour with dark and light color
Is Rose Pompadour Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Rose Pompadour meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Rose Pompadour color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #ED7A9B
- Red
- ED
- Green
- 7A
- Blue
- 9B
- Red
- 237 (92.9%)
- Green
- 122 (47.8%)
- Blue
- 155 (60.8%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 48.52%
- Yellow
- 34.60%
- Key
- 7.06%
- Hue
- 342.78°
- Saturation
- 76.16 %
- Lightness
- 70.39 %
- Hue
- 342.78°
- Saturation
- 48.52 %
- Brightness / Value
- 92.94 %
- Red
- 75 (29.6%)
- Yellow
- 52 (20.3%)
- Blue
- 47 (18.6%)
- Hue
- 342.78°
- Whiteness
- 47.84 %
- Blackness
- 7.06 %
- Cyan
- 7.06%
- Magenta
- 52.16%
- Yellow
- 39.22%
- X
- 47.8
- Y
- 34.29
- Z
- 35.11
- Y1
- 34.29
- X
- 0.41
- Y2
- 0.29
- L
- 65.19
- A
- 47.65
- B
- 2.84
- L
- 65.19
- C
- 47.74
- H
- 3.41
- L
- 65.19
- U
- 75.1
- V
- -5.07
- L
- 58.56
- A
- 43.23
- B
- 5.44
- LRV
- ~ 34.3 %
- Munsell Color System
- 7.5RP 6.4/10.9
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What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Rose Pompadour
These are the named colors closest to Rose Pompadour , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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Paint similar to Rose Pompadour
These are the real paint colors closest to Rose Pompadour from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Rose Pompadour once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
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Valspar
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PPG Paints
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Dunn-Edwards
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Behr
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Sherwin Williams
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Farrow & Ball
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Rose Pompadour - #ED7A9B?
Color that best contrast with Rose Pompadour - #ED7A9B is #7AEDCC, color name is Aquamarine*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Rose Pompadour - #ED7A9B?
Complementary or Opposite color for Rose Pompadour - #ED7A9B is #7AEDCC, color name is Aquamarine*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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