Cornflower Lilac is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #004f53 |
| Complementary Color | #acfbff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cornflower Lilac Color. The Coral Trails color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pouring Copper (#fb9b82) for more calm effect. Try Geraldine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#acfbff is the best complementary color to Cornflower Lilac. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffb0ac complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cornflower Lilac are #ffacd1 and #ffd9ac. Thus found on the left and right of #ffb0ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation Pink and Caramel colors as they work well with Cornflower Lilac.
The split-complementary Cornflower Lilac palette consists of #acd1ff and #acffd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acfbff). Try Anakiwa and Aero Blue colors in combination with #ffb0ac, 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 #ffb0ac offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cornflower Lilac. Thus Melrose and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cornflower Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffb0ac square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cornflower Lilac tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#acfbff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acffb0 and #ffacfa.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffb0ac is made of 42% red, 29% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Cornflower Lilac has a hue angle of 2.89°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffb0ac is made of 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffb0ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,176,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 29%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.98, 32.55, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(2.89,100%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2.89,32.55%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.2076,28.3505,13.736) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2117,55.2892,46.3173) |