Burnished Lilac is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #3a514e |
| Complementary Color | #aec5c2 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnished Lilac Color. The Captivating color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deauville Mauve (#af9294) for more calm effect. Try Eagle's View as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aec5c2 is the best complementary color to Burnished Lilac. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5aeb1 complementary color is Opal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #c5aebc and #c5b6ae. Thus found on the left and right of #c5aeb1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Silk colors as they work well with Burnished Lilac.
The split-complementary Burnished Lilac palette consists of #aebcc5 and #aec5b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aec5c2). Try Cadet Blue and Spring Rain colors in combination with #c5aeb1, 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 #c5aeb1 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Burnished Lilac. Thus Cadet Blue and Rainee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burnished Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opal, Clay Ash, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5aeb1 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Burnished Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#aec5c2) 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 #b1c5ae and #c2aec5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5aeb1 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Burnished Lilac has a hue angle of 352.17°, a saturation of 16.55% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5aeb1 is made of 0% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5aeb1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,174,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.01, 7.84, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(352.17,16.55%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.17,11.68%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.1,8.7899,1.4985) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0978,45.3167,47.9124) |