Plum Cake is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #2e4023 |
| Complementary Color | #cadcbf |
| Color Shade: | violet (277.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Cake Color. The Lilac Breeze color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pink Champagne (#e8dfed) for more calm effect. Try Dechala Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cadcbf is the best complementary color to Plum Cake. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d1bfdc complementary color is Pixie Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Gray are #c2bfdc and #dcbfd8. Thus found on the left and right of #d1bfdc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Gray and Thistle colors as they work well with Plum Cake.
The split-complementary Plum Cake palette consists of #bfdcc2 and #d8dcbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cadcbf). Try Surf and Tana colors in combination with #d1bfdc, 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 #d1bfdc offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Cake. Thus Edgewater and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pixie Green, Wafer, and Jungle Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1bfdc square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Cake tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#cadcbf) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Casper – 120° from the complementary Pixie Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcd1bf and #bfcadc.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1bfdc is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Cake has a hue angle of 277.24°, a saturation of 29.29% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1bfdc is made of 4.31% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #d1bfdc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,191,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 11.37, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(277.24,29.29%,80.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(277.24,13.18%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.6048,11.6269,-12.16) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8436,55.9842,75.4675) |