Vintage Mauve Color

#baafac

Vintage Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #455053
Complementary Color #acb6b9
Color Shade: mid red (12.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.2% (better contrasting with white)
Vintage Mauve Color Sample
Vintage Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #baafac

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Mauve Color. The Awakening color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fall Heliotrope (#a49491) for more energetic effect. Try Cortex as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#acb6b9 is the best complementary color to Vintage Mauve. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #baafac complementary color is Hit Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silk are #b9acb0 and #b9b5ac. Thus found on the left and right of #baafac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Tide colors as they work well with Vintage Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Vintage Mauve palette consists of #acb0b9 and #acb9b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acb6b9). Try Aluminium and Edward colors in combination with #baafac, 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 #baafac offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Vintage Mauve. Thus Spun Pearl and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Vintage Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hit Gray, Green Spring, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #baafac square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Vintage Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#acb6b9) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Hit Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acb9af and #b9acb6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #baafac is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Mauve has a hue angle of 12.86°, a saturation of 9.21% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #baafac is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #baafac
RGB Decimal rgb(186,175,172)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 5.49, 27.06
HSL hsl(12.86,9.21%,70.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.86,7.53%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.2803,3.3957,2.935)
XYZ xyz(43.0261,44.0776,45.2698)
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