Lavender Suede is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #4b5a5f |
| Complementary Color | #a0afb4 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Suede Color. The Earthbound color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cocoa Berry (#a08882) for more energetic effect. Try Attitude as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a0afb4 is the best complementary color to Lavender Suede. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4a5a0 complementary color is Hit Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Martini are #b4a0a5 and #b4afa0. Thus found on the left and right of #b4a5a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Nomad colors as they work well with Lavender Suede.
The split-complementary Lavender Suede palette consists of #a0a4b4 and #a0b4af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0afb4). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #b4a5a0, 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 #b4a5a0 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavender Suede. Thus Santas Gray and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Suede contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hit Gray, Norway, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4a5a0 square combo is a palette of warm red, yellow green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lavender Suede tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a0afb4) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Hit Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0b4a5 and #b4a0af.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4a5a0 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Suede has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 11.76% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4a5a0 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b4a5a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,165,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 7.84, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(15,11.76%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,11.11%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.861,4.5635,4.5448) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6227,39.1516,38.7791) |