Velvet Ears 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 | #3a524b |
| Complementary Color | #adc5be |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (342.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Ears Color. The Old Red Crest 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 Grey Lilac (#d4cacd) for more calm effect. Try Dusty Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#adc5be is the best complementary color to Velvet Ears. 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 #c5adb4 complementary color is Opal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #c5adc0 and #c5b2ad. Thus found on the left and right of #c5adb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Silk colors as they work well with Velvet Ears.
The split-complementary Velvet Ears palette consists of #adc0c5 and #adc5b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adc5be). Try Tower Gray and Spring Rain colors in combination with #c5adb4, 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 #c5adb4 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 Velvet Ears. Thus Cadet Blue and Rainee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Ears contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opal, Clay Ash, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5adb4 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Velvet Ears tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#adc5be) and two others. The Rainee 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 #b4c5ad and #beadc5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5adb4 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Ears has a hue angle of 342.5°, a saturation of 17.14% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5adb4 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5adb4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,173,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 6.66, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(342.5,17.14%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(342.5,12.18%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9266,9.8491,-0.401) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2077,45.0527,49.4407) |