Muted Mulberry is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #999d92 |
| Complementary Color | #686d62 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (261.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Muted Mulberry Color. The Mobster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Exotic Evening (#58516e) for more energetic effect. Try Napa Winery as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#686d62 is the best complementary color to Muted Mulberry. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #66626d complementary color is Willow Grove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #62636d and #6b626d. Thus found on the left and right of #66626d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Salt Box colors as they work well with Muted Mulberry.
The split-complementary Muted Mulberry palette consists of #636d62 and #6d6b62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#686d62). Try Willow Grove and Flint colors in combination with #66626d, 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 #66626d offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Muted Mulberry. Thus Corduroy and Flint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Muted Mulberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Willow Grove, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #66626d square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Muted Mulberry tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#686d62) and two others. The Flint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Willow Grove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d6662 and #62686d.
In a RGB color space, hex #66626d is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Muted Mulberry has a hue angle of 261.82°, a saturation of 5.31% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66626d is made of 2.75% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #66626d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,98,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 4.32, 0, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(261.82,5.31%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(261.82,10.09%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.253,3.9056,-5.6461) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6075,12.6643,16.248) |