Lower Lilac Color

#e2d6d8

Lower 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 #1d2927
Complementary Color #d6e2e0
Color Shade: cool red (350° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.27% (better contrasting with black)
Lower Lilac Color Sample
Lower Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2d6d8

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lower Lilac Color. The Lady Fingers color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Frosted Sugar (#d5bcc2) for more energetic effect. Try Melting Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d6e2e0 is the best complementary color to Lower 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 #e2d6d8 complementary color is Nebula, 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 Swiss Coffee are #e2d6de and #e2dad6. Thus found on the left and right of #e2d6d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lola and Swiss Coffee colors as they work well with Lower Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lower Lilac palette consists of #d6dee2 and #d6e2da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6e2e0). Try Geyser and Paris White colors in combination with #e2d6d8, 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 #e2d6d8 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 Lower Lilac. Thus Mischka and Tasman giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lower Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nebula, Moon Mist, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2d6d8 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. Lower Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#d6e2e0) and two others. The Tasman is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Nebula. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8e2d6 and #e0d6e2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2d6d8 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Lower Lilac has a hue angle of 350°, a saturation of 17.14% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2d6d8 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2d6d8
RGB Decimal rgb(226,214,216)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 3.92, 11.37
HSL hsl(350,17.14%,86.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350,5.31%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.6128,4.4678,0.4831)
XYZ xyz(67.8053,69.2198,74.7528)
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