Lilac Ash Color

#d7cdcd

Lilac Ash is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, violet or warm green

Inverse Color #283232
Complementary Color #cdd6d6
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.35% (better contrasting with black)
Lilac Ash Color Sample
Lilac Ash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d7cdcd

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Ash Color. The Early Crocus 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 saturated alternative called Young Fawn (#c3b4b3) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Tone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cdd6d6 is the best complementary color to Lilac Ash. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7cdcd complementary color is Tiara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swiss Coffee are #d6cdd2 and #d6d2cd. Thus found on the left and right of #d7cdcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lola and Timberwolf colors as they work well with Lilac Ash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lilac Ash palette consists of #cdd2d6 and #cdd6d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdd6d6). Try Iron and Conch colors in combination with #d7cdcd, 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 #d7cdcd 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 Lilac Ash. Thus Ghost and Tasman giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lilac Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tiara, Celeste, and Gray Suit split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7cdcd square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and violet 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. Lilac Ash tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#cdd6d6) and two others. The Tasman is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Tiara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdd6cd and #d6cdd6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d7cdcd is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Ash has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7cdcd is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #d7cdcd
RGB Decimal rgb(215,205,205)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 3.92, 15.69
HSL hsl(0,11.11%,82.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,4.65%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.1879,3.4593,1.227)
XYZ xyz(60.8751,62.5175,66.6162)
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