Almost Plum Color

#beb0c2

Almost Plum 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 #414f3d
Complementary Color #b3c2b0
Color Shade: cool magenta (286.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 72.55% (better contrasting with white)
Almost Plum Color Sample
Almost Plum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #beb0c2

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Almost Plum Color. The Tuileries Tint color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Grape Smoke (#b69abc) for more energetic effect. Try Enthroned Above as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b3c2b0 is the best complementary color to Almost Plum. 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 #beb0c2 complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #b4b0c2 and #c2b0bc. Thus found on the left and right of #beb0c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Lily colors as they work well with Almost Plum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Almost Plum palette consists of #b0c2b5 and #bcc2b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c2b0). Try Powder Ash and Green Spring colors in combination with #beb0c2, 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 #beb0c2 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 Almost Plum. Thus Tower Gray and Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Almost Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Silk, and Tower Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #beb0c2 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan 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. Almost Plum tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#b3c2b0) and two others. The Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadet Blue – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2beb0 and #b0b3c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #beb0c2 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Almost Plum has a hue angle of 286.67°, a saturation of 12.86% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #beb0c2 is made of 1.57% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #beb0c2
RGB Decimal rgb(190,176,194)
RGB Percentage 34%, 31%, 35%
CMYK 1.57, 7.06, 0, 23.92
HSL hsl(286.67,12.86%,72.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(286.67,9.28%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.476,8.3031,-7.3396)
XYZ xyz(46.4981,45.8929,57.4464)
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