Madame Mauve Color

#b5adb4

Madame Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #4a524b
Complementary Color #acb5ad
Color Shade: mid magenta (307.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.41% (better contrasting with white)
Madame Mauve Color Sample
Madame Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5adb4

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Madame Mauve Color. The Antarctica color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pink Orthoclase (#aa98a9) for more energetic effect. Try Fair Orchid as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#acb5ad is the best complementary color to Madame Mauve. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5adb4 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #b2acb5 and #b5acb0. Thus found on the left and right of #b5adb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Pink Swan colors as they work well with Madame Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Madame Mauve palette consists of #acb5b2 and #b0b5ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acb5ad). Try Edward and Green Spring colors in combination with #b5adb4, 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 #b5adb4 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Madame Mauve. Thus Edward and Eagle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Madame Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Tide, and Bombay split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5adb4 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan 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. Madame Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#acb5ad) and two others. The Eagle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spun Pearl – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4b5ac and #adacb5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5adb4 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Madame Mauve has a hue angle of 307.5°, a saturation of 5.13% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5adb4 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b5adb4
RGB Decimal rgb(181,173,180)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 0.39, 29.02
HSL hsl(307.5,5.13%,69.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(307.5,4.42%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.5592,4.1453,-2.5658)
XYZ xyz(42.2378,43.0062,49.2549)
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