Castle Mist 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 | #425148 |
| Complementary Color | #aebdb4 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Castle Mist Color. The Grape Soda color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ashberry (#b495a4) for more energetic effect. Try Columbo's Coat as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aebdb4 is the best complementary color to Castle Mist. 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 #bdaeb7 complementary color is Powder Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pink Swan are #bbaebd and #bdaeaf. Thus found on the left and right of #bdaeb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Pink Swan colors as they work well with Castle Mist.
The split-complementary Castle Mist palette consists of #aebdbb and #afbdae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aebdb4). Try Tower Gray and Green Spring colors in combination with #bdaeb7, 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 #bdaeb7 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 Castle Mist. Thus Hit Gray and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Castle Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Powder Ash, Tea, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdaeb7 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Castle Mist tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#aebdb4) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Powder Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7bdae and #b4aebd.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdaeb7 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Castle Mist has a hue angle of 324°, a saturation of 10.2% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdaeb7 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdaeb7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,174,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 2.36, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(324,10.2%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324,7.94%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.568,6.9833,-2.656) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6696,44.5098,51.0367) |