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#C49EAE

#c49eae ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c49eae is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 61.96% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.39% magenta, 11.22% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 334.74°, with 24.36% saturation and 69.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.3925

Complementary

  1. #c49eae
  2. #9ec4b4

Split complementary

  1. #c49eae
  2. #9ec4a1
  3. #9ec1c4

Analogous

  1. #c49ec1
  2. #c49eae
  3. #c4a19e

Triadic

  1. #c49eae
  2. #aec49e
  3. #9eaec4

Tetradic

  1. #c49eae
  2. #c4b49e
  3. #9ec4b4
  4. #9eaec4

Square

  1. #c49eae
  2. #c1c49e
  3. #9ec4b4
  4. #a19ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #7d4c61
  2. #a76e86
  3. #c49eae
  4. #e1ced6
  5. #f7f2f4

Shades

#c49eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c49eae
  2. #b08e9d
  3. #9d7e8b
  4. #896f7a
  5. #765f68
  6. #624f57
  7. #4e3f46
  8. #3b2f34
  9. #272023
  10. #141011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c49eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c49eae
  2. #caa8b6
  3. #d0b1be
  4. #d6bbc6
  5. #dcc5ce
  6. #e2cfd7
  7. #e7d8df
  8. #ede2e7
  9. #f3ecef
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c49eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c49eae
  2. #bd9ba9
  3. #b698a5
  4. #b095a0
  5. #a9929c
  6. #a28f97
  7. #9b8c92
  8. #94898e
  9. #8e8689
  10. #878385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a4ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a5af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaabad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a2ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a6ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c89da8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c49eae {
  color: #c49eae;
}
Background
.bg-c49eae {
  background-color: #c49eae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c49eae {
  border: 2px solid #c49eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c49eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 158 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 335 24% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c49eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c49eae, #c4a19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c49eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 158 174 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.95 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.16 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.90 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.13 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.75 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.23 #3b6151 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c49eae  rgb(196, 158, 174)  hsl(335, 24%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9ec4b4  rgb(158, 196, 180)  hsl(155, 24%, 69%)  Opal
#aec49e  rgb(174, 196, 158)  hsl(95, 24%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#9eaec4  rgb(158, 174, 196)  hsl(215, 24%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder