Lily Color
Lily is a pink color with hex code #C8AABF. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with lily, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Lily Color Values
What Does Lily Mean?
Lily belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. As a lighter shade, Lily reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Lily is classified as a pink (nearest centroid: grayish purplish pink, #C3A6B1).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Lily
Lily and #ACC9B4 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #C3ACC9 and #C9ACB1, which sit beside lily on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair lily with triadic partners #C0C9AC and #ACC0C9. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- London Hue —
#BEA6C3(Delta E 5) - Chatelle —
#BDB3C7(Delta E 8) - Thistle —
#D8BFD8(Delta E 8) - Maverick —
#D8C2D5(Delta E 9) - Melanie —
#E4C2D5(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #C8AABF; }
.background { background-color: #C8AABF; }
.border { border: 2px solid #C8AABF; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C8AABF40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for lily?
Lily has the hex code #C8AABF. In RGB notation it is rgb(200, 170, 191), in HSL it is hsl(318, 21%, 73%), and its OKLCH value is 0.771, 0.045, 336.9.
What does the color lily mean?
Pink-family colors like lily carry distinct psychological associations. Lily belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. As a lighter shade, Lily reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with lily?
Lily has three easy routes: its complement #ACC9B4 for punch, its neighbors #C3ACC9 and #C9ACB1 for something calmer, or triadic partners #C0C9AC and #ACC0C9 when you want energy.
Is lily a standard web color?
No — Lily is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #C8AABF or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make lily lighter or darker?
To lighten lily, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F7F3F6 (lightest tint) to #251821 (darkest shade).
About Lily
Lily is classified as a Pink in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #C8AABF to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.