Velvet Evening is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ccafa1 |
| Complementary Color | #5d4133 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Evening Color. The Good Samaritan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mammoth Mountain (#3b6a7a) for more energetic effect. Try Hydro as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d4133 is the best complementary color to Velvet Evening. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #33505e complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pickled Bluewood are #335d56 and #333a5d. Thus found on the left and right of #33505e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Velvet Evening.
The split-complementary Velvet Evening palette consists of #5d5633 and #5d333a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d4133). Try Verdigris and Congo Brown colors in combination with #33505e, 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 #33505e offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Velvet Evening. Thus Verdigris and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Evening contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #33505e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Velvet Evening tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5d4133) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d334f and #335d41.
In a RGB color space, hex #33505e is made of 23% red, 36% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Evening has a hue angle of 199.53°, a saturation of 29.66% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #33505e is made of 16.86% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #33505e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(51,80,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 36%, 42% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 5.49, 0, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(199.53,29.66%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.53,45.74%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.3678,-6.6222,-11.5804) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2543,7.2493,11.6593) |