Lost Lake Color

#b5adb5

Lost Lake 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 #4a524a
Complementary Color #acb5ac
Color Shade: cool magenta (300° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.41% (better contrasting with white)
Lost Lake Color Sample
Lost Lake Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5adb5

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lost Lake Color. The Pink Orthoclase color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Antarctica (#c6c5c6) for more calm effect. Try Heliotrope Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#acb5ac is the best complementary color to Lost Lake. 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 #b5adb5 complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #b1acb5 and #b5acb1. Thus found on the left and right of #b5adb5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Shady Lady colors as they work well with Lost Lake.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lost Lake palette consists of #acb5b1 and #b1b5ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acb5ac). Try Edward and Green Spring colors in combination with #b5adb5, 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 #b5adb5 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 Lost Lake. Thus Edward and Eagle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lost Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Tide, and Bombay split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5adb5 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, orange, warm green and cool 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. Lost Lake tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#acb5ac) and two others. The Eagle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spun Pearl – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5b5ac and #acacb5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5adb5 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lost Lake has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 5.13% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5adb5 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b5adb5
RGB Decimal rgb(181,173,181)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 0, 29.02
HSL hsl(300,5.13%,69.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(300,4.42%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.5869,4.3334,-3.0755)
XYZ xyz(42.3401,43.0471,49.7934)
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