Amourette Color

#c8c5d7

Amourette is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #373a28
Complementary Color #d4d7c5
Color Shade: mid blue (250° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.78% (better contrasting with black)
Amourette Color Sample
Amourette Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8c5d7

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Amourette Color. The Translucent White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Eyeshadow Viola (#ada6c2) for more energetic effect. Try Instigate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4d7c5 is the best complementary color to Amourette. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8c5d7 complementary color is Moon Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ghost are #c5cbd7 and #d1c5d7. Thus found on the left and right of #c8c5d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ghost and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Amourette.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Amourette palette consists of #cbd7c5 and #d7d1c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4d7c5). Try Pale Leaf and Swirl colors in combination with #c8c5d7, 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 #c8c5d7 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Amourette. Thus Sea Mist and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Amourette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Mist, Cold Turkey, and Conch split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8c5d7 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Amourette tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#d4d7c5) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tiara – 120° from the complementary Moon Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7c8c5 and #c5d4d7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8c5d7 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Amourette has a hue angle of 250°, a saturation of 18.37% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8c5d7 is made of 5.88% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #c8c5d7
RGB Decimal rgb(200,197,215)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 5.88, 7.06, 0, 15.69
HSL hsl(250,18.37%,80.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(250,8.37%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.246,4.4412,-8.5916)
XYZ xyz(56.0514,57.1182,72.3607)
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