Laylock Color

#ab9ba5

Laylock is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #54645a
Complementary Color #9baba0
Color Shade: warm magenta (322.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.92% (better contrasting with white)
Laylock Color Sample
Laylock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab9ba5

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Laylock Color. The Shining Armor color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Berry Bliss (#9e8295) for more energetic effect. Try Classy as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9baba0 is the best complementary color to Laylock. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab9ba5 complementary color is Pewter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #a89bab and #ab9b9d. Thus found on the left and right of #ab9ba5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Laylock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Laylock palette consists of #9baba8 and #9dab9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9baba0). Try Edward and Bud colors in combination with #ab9ba5, 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 #ab9ba5 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Laylock. Thus Gray Chateau and Bud giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Laylock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Dawn, and Santas Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab9ba5 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool 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. Laylock tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#9baba0) and two others. The Bud is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santas Gray – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5ab9b and #a09bab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab9ba5 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Laylock has a hue angle of 322.5°, a saturation of 8.7% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab9ba5 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab9ba5
RGB Decimal rgb(171,155,165)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 0, 6.28, 2.35, 32.94
HSL hsl(322.5,8.7%,63.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(322.5,9.36%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.6061,7.6781,-3.0827)
XYZ xyz(35.3075,34.8172,40.4568)
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