Pale Lilac Color

#e1c6cc

Pale Lilac is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #1e3933
Complementary Color #c6e0da
Color Shade: cool red (346.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.94% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Lilac Color Sample
Pale Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1c6cc

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Lilac Color. The Barely Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pink Posey (#eadee0) for more calm effect. Try Dulcet Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c6e0da is the best complementary color to Pale Lilac. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1c6cc complementary color is Edgewater, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pink Flare are #e0c6d9 and #e0cdc6. Thus found on the left and right of #e1c6cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Twilight and Wafer colors as they work well with Pale Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Lilac palette consists of #c6d9e0 and #c6e0cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6e0da). Try Botticelli and Surf Crest colors in combination with #e1c6cc, 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 #e1c6cc 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 Pale Lilac. Thus Blue Haze and Surf Crest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edgewater, Tana, and Blue Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1c6cc square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Pale Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#c6e0da) and two others. The Surf Crest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Edgewater. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cce0c6 and #dac6e0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1c6cc is made of 36% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Lilac has a hue angle of 346.67°, a saturation of 31.03% and a lightness of 82.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1c6cc is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1c6cc
RGB Decimal rgb(225,198,204)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 8.24, 11.76
HSL hsl(346.67,31.03%,82.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(346.67,12%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.247,10.4898,0.4913)
XYZ xyz(62.1445,60.7554,65.5783)
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