Damsel Color

#c69eae

Damsel 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 #396151
Complementary Color #9ec5b6
Color Shade: red magenta (336° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.8% (better contrasting with white)
Damsel Color Sample
Damsel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c69eae

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Damsel Color. The Mauve Orchid color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Going Rouge (#ab858f) for more calm effect. Try Rose Marble as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9ec5b6 is the best complementary color to Damsel. 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 #c69eae complementary color is Shadow Green, 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 #c59ec2 and #c5a19e. Thus found on the left and right of #c69eae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lilac and Quicksand colors as they work well with Damsel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Damsel palette consists of #9ec2c5 and #9ec5a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ec5b6). Try Shadow Green and Spring Rain colors in combination with #c69eae, 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 #c69eae 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 Damsel. Thus Rock Blue and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Damsel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Thistle Green, and Logan split by 90° on the color wheel. #c69eae 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. Damsel tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#9ec5b6) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aec59e and #b59ec5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c69eae is made of 37% red, 30% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Damsel has a hue angle of 336°, a saturation of 25.97% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c69eae is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c69eae
RGB Decimal rgb(198,158,174)
RGB Percentage 37%, 30%, 33%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 9.41, 22.35
HSL hsl(336,25.97%,69.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(336,20.2%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.123,17.3895,-2.6483)
XYZ xyz(43.1555,39.5155,45.3971)
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