Heather Feather 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 | #3c523a |
| Complementary Color | #afc5ad |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (295° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Heather Feather Color. The Knight's Tale color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Enchant (#d1c6d2) for more calm effect. Try Metal Petal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afc5ad is the best complementary color to Heather Feather. 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 #c3adc5 complementary color is Spring Rain, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of London Hue are #b7adc5 and #c5adbb. Thus found on the left and right of #c3adc5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Lily colors as they work well with Heather Feather.
The split-complementary Heather Feather palette consists of #adc5b7 and #bbc5ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afc5ad). Try Spring Rain and Clay Ash colors in combination with #c3adc5, 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 #c3adc5 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 Heather Feather. Thus Opal and Foggy Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heather Feather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Rain, Silk, and Cadet Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3adc5 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heather Feather tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#afc5ad) and two others. The Foggy Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadet Blue – 120° from the complementary Spring Rain. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5c3ad and #adafc5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3adc5 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Heather Feather has a hue angle of 295°, a saturation of 17.14% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3adc5 is made of 0.78% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c3adc5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,173,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 9.41, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(295,17.14%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(295,12.18%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.2333,12.2346,-9.2983) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5273,45.5205,59.1047) |