Her Velour Color

#bb5f62

Her Velour is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #44a09d
Complementary Color #5fbbb7
Color Shade: cool red (358.04° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.29% (better contrasting with white)
Her Velour Color Sample
Her Velour Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb5f62

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Her Velour Color. The Old Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Enamored (#c67d84) for more calm effect. Try Frosted Pomegranate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5fbbb7 is the best complementary color to Her Velour. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb5f62 complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Matrix are #bb5f90 and #bb8a5f. Thus found on the left and right of #bb5f62 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Muddy Waters colors as they work well with Her Velour.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Her Velour palette consists of #5f90bb and #5fbb8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5fbbb7). Try Hippie Blue and Silver Tree colors in combination with #bb5f62, 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 #bb5f62 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Her Velour. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Her Velour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Olivine, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb5f62 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Her Velour tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5fbbb7) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62bb5f and #b75fbb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb5f62 is made of 49% red, 25% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Her Velour has a hue angle of 358.04°, a saturation of 40.35% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb5f62 is made of 0% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb5f62
RGB Decimal rgb(187,95,98)
RGB Percentage 49%, 25%, 26%
CMYK 0, 36.08, 34.9, 26.67
HSL hsl(358.04,40.35%,55.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.04,49.2%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.4175,37.2383,15.4544)
XYZ xyz(26.7903,19.6311,13.9324)
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