Lavender Scent Color

#bfacb1

Lavender Scent is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #40534e
Complementary Color #acbfba
Color Shade: red magenta (344.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.18% (better contrasting with white)
Lavender Scent Color Sample
Lavender Scent Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfacb1

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Scent Color. The Grey Lilac color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dangerous Robot (#cbc5c6) for more calm effect. Try Dusty Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#acbfba is the best complementary color to Lavender Scent. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfacb1 complementary color is Tower Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pink Swan are #bfacba and #bfb0ac. Thus found on the left and right of #bfacb1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Silk colors as they work well with Lavender Scent.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lavender Scent palette consists of #acbabf and #acbfb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acbfba). Try Tower Gray and Powder Ash colors in combination with #bfacb1, 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 #bfacb1 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavender Scent. Thus Cadet Blue and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lavender Scent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Eagle, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfacb1 square combo is a palette of red magenta, cool yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Lavender Scent tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#acbfba) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1bfac and #baacbf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfacb1 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Scent has a hue angle of 344.21°, a saturation of 12.93% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfacb1 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bfacb1
RGB Decimal rgb(191,172,177)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 5.49, 25.1
HSL hsl(344.21,12.93%,71.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(344.21,9.95%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.0649,7.7091,-0.0742)
XYZ xyz(44.1742,43.7557,47.7124)
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