Velour 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 | #455840 |
| Complementary Color | #abbfa6 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (287.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Velour Color. The Lavender Earl 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 Orchid Hush (#cec3d2) for more calm effect. Try Mecha Kitty as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#abbfa6 is the best complementary color to Velour. 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 #baa7bf complementary color is Norway, 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 London Hue are #ada6bf and #bfa6b7. Thus found on the left and right of #baa7bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Lily colors as they work well with Velour.
The split-complementary Velour palette consists of #a6bfad and #b7bfa6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abbfa6). Try Spring Rain and Eagle colors in combination with #baa7bf, 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 #baa7bf 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 Velour. Thus Opal and Bison Hide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Norway, Silk, and Tower Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #baa7bf 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. Velour tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#abbfa6) and two others. The Bison Hide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadet Blue – 120° from the complementary Norway. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfbaa6 and #a6abbf.
In a RGB color space, hex #baa7bf is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Velour has a hue angle of 287.5°, a saturation of 15.79% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #baa7bf is made of 1.96% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #baa7bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,167,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 9.41, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(287.5,15.79%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(287.5,12.57%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.7592,11.2754,-9.7682) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4724,41.8381,55.0745) |