Keepsake Lilac Color

#c0a5ae

Keepsake Lilac 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 #3f5a51
Complementary Color #a4c0b7
Color Shade: red magenta (340° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Keepsake Lilac Color Sample
Keepsake Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c0a5ae

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Keepsake Lilac Color. The Monastir color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Keepsake Rose (#b08693) for more energetic effect. Try Orchid Haze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a4c0b7 is the best complementary color to Keepsake Lilac. 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 #c0a5ae complementary color is Opal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lily are #c0a4bb and #c0a9a4. Thus found on the left and right of #c0a5ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Silk colors as they work well with Keepsake Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Keepsake Lilac palette consists of #a4bbc0 and #a4c0a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4c0b7). Try Tower Gray and Spring Rain colors in combination with #c0a5ae, 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 #c0a5ae 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 Keepsake Lilac. Thus Cadet Blue and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Keepsake Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opal, Eagle, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0a5ae square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid 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. Keepsake Lilac tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#a4c0b7) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Opal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adc0a4 and #b7a4c0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c0a5ae is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Keepsake Lilac has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0a5ae is made of 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 7.05% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #c0a5ae
RGB Decimal rgb(192,165,174)
RGB Percentage 36%, 31%, 33%
CMYK 0, 10.58, 7.05, 24.71
HSL hsl(340,17.65%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(340,14.06%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.2968,11.3715,-0.9933)
XYZ xyz(42.8333,41.1727,45.734)
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