Cosmetic Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #2c412a |
| Complementary Color | #c0d5be |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (294.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Cosmetic Mauve Color. The Pale Grape color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stormy Sunrise (#c8a2c8) for more energetic effect. Try Spangle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c0d5be is the best complementary color to Cosmetic Mauve. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3bed5 complementary color is Pale Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #c7bed5 and #d5becb. Thus found on the left and right of #d3bed5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Haze and Maverick colors as they work well with Cosmetic Mauve.
The split-complementary Cosmetic Mauve palette consists of #bed5c7 and #cbd5be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0d5be). Try Sea Mist and Pale Leaf colors in combination with #d3bed5, 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 #d3bed5 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cosmetic Mauve. Thus Jet Stream and Sisal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cosmetic Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Leaf, Sisal, and Heather split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3bed5 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cosmetic Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#c0d5be) and two others. The Sisal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Haze – 120° from the complementary Pale Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5d3be and #bec0d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3bed5 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cosmetic Mauve has a hue angle of 294.78°, a saturation of 21.5% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3bed5 is made of 0.78% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d3bed5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,190,213) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 9.02, 0, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(294.78,21.5%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(294.78,10.8%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.3169,11.5063,-8.7991) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2877,55.4799,70.6401) |