Lilac Chiffon Color

#de9bc4

Lilac Chiffon is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #21643b
Complementary Color #9bdeb5
Color Shade: warm magenta (323.28° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.92% (better contrasting with white)
Lilac Chiffon Color Sample
Lilac Chiffon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #de9bc4

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Chiffon Color. The Ice Plant color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rosecco (#eebbdd) for more energetic effect. Try Peruvian Lily as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9bdeb5 is the best complementary color to Lilac Chiffon. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #de9bc4 complementary color is Algae Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Light Orchid are #d69bde and #de9ba2. Thus found on the left and right of #de9bc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Light Wisteria and Petite Orchid colors as they work well with Lilac Chiffon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lilac Chiffon palette consists of #9bded6 and #a2de9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9bdeb5). Try Morning Glory and Granny Smith Apple colors in combination with #de9bc4, 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 #de9bc4 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lilac Chiffon. Thus Morning Glory and Deco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lilac Chiffon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Algae Green, Sapling, and Cold Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #de9bc4 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool 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. Lilac Chiffon tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#9bdeb5) and two others. The Deco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Purple – 120° from the complementary Algae Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4de9b and #b59bde.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #de9bc4 is made of 39% red, 27% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Chiffon has a hue angle of 323.28°, a saturation of 50.38% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de9bc4 is made of 0% cyan, 26.28% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #de9bc4
RGB Decimal rgb(222,155,196)
RGB Percentage 39%, 27%, 34%
CMYK 0, 26.28, 10.2, 12.94
HSL hsl(323.28,50.38%,73.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(323.28,30.18%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.5263,31.1698,-11.0185)
XYZ xyz(51.8094,42.9578,57.7856)
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