Audition is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #4a5348 |
| Complementary Color | #adb7ab |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (289.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Audition Color. The Svelte color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Heather Feather (#c3adc5) for more energetic effect. Try Pastel Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#adb7ab is the best complementary color to Audition. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5acb7 complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #afabb7 and #b7abb3. Thus found on the left and right of #b5acb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Shady Lady colors as they work well with Audition.
The split-complementary Audition palette consists of #abb7af and #b3b7ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb7ab). Try Edward and Eagle colors in combination with #b5acb7, 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 #b5acb7 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Audition. Thus Edward and Tide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Audition contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Tide, and Hit Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5acb7 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Audition tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#adb7ab) and two others. The Tide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aluminium – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7b5ab and #abadb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5acb7 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Audition has a hue angle of 289.09°, a saturation of 7.1% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5acb7 is made of 0.78% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b5acb7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,172,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 4.31, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(289.09,7.1%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(289.09,6.01%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3834,5.2579,-4.4766) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3558,42.7477,50.8185) |