Parlor Rose Color

#baa1b2

Parlor Rose 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 #455e4d
Complementary Color #a1baa9
Color Shade: warm magenta (319.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.04% (better contrasting with white)
Parlor Rose Color Sample
Parlor Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #baa1b2

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Parlor Rose Color. The Purple Lepidolite color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Puffball (#ccbfc9) for more calm effect. Try Silk Chiffon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a1baa9 is the best complementary color to Parlor Rose. 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 #baa1b2 complementary color is Summer Green, 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 Lily are #b5a1ba and #baa1a5. Thus found on the left and right of #baa1b2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching London Hue and Thatch colors as they work well with Parlor Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Parlor Rose palette consists of #a1bab5 and #a5baa1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1baa9). Try Tower Gray and Norway colors in combination with #baa1b2, 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 #baa1b2 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 Parlor Rose. Thus Gull Gray and Eagle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Parlor Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Summer Green, Nomad, and Santas Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #baa1b2 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. Parlor Rose tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#a1baa9) and two others. The Eagle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Summer Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b2baa1 and #a9a1ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #baa1b2 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Parlor Rose has a hue angle of 319.2°, a saturation of 15.34% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #baa1b2 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #baa1b2
RGB Decimal rgb(186,161,178)
RGB Percentage 35%, 31%, 34%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 3.14, 27.06
HSL hsl(319.2,15.34%,68.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(319.2,13.44%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.8549,12.131,-5.3961)
XYZ xyz(41.0305,39.1432,47.5123)
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