Shiitake Mushroom is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #8c9dac |
| Complementary Color | #536473 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shiitake Mushroom Color. The Paw Print color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Petrified Oak (#8d7960) for more energetic effect. Try Native Soil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#536473 is the best complementary color to Shiitake Mushroom. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #736253 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coffee are #735354 and #737253. Thus found on the left and right of #736253 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Go Ben colors as they work well with Shiitake Mushroom.
The split-complementary Shiitake Mushroom palette consists of #535373 and #537372 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#536473). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #736253, 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 #736253 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shiitake Mushroom. Thus Smoky and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shiitake Mushroom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #736253 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shiitake Mushroom tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#536473) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #537362 and #735364.
In a RGB color space, hex #736253 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Shiitake Mushroom has a hue angle of 28.13°, a saturation of 16.16% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #736253 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #736253 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,98,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 12.55, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(28.13,16.16%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.13,27.83%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.7704,4.2897,11.0669) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9992,13.0047,10.0086) |