Mushroom Brown Color

#906e58

Mushroom Brown 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 #6f91a7
Complementary Color #587990
Color Shade: warm red (23.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.49% (better contrasting with white)
Mushroom Brown Color Sample
Mushroom Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #906e58

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mushroom Brown Color. The Cobblestone Path 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 soft alternative called Sandal (#a3876a) for more calm effect. Try Mexican Chocolate as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#587990 is the best complementary color to Mushroom Brown. 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 #906e58 complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Beaver are #90585e and #908a58. Thus found on the left and right of #906e58 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Mushroom Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mushroom Brown palette consists of #585d90 and #58908a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#587990). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #906e58, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #906e58 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 Mushroom Brown. Thus Butterfly Bush and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mushroom Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Hippie Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #906e58 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mushroom Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#587990) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #58906e and #905879.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #906e58 is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Mushroom Brown has a hue angle of 23.57°, a saturation of 24.14% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #906e58 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 43.53% black ink.

HEX #906e58
RGB Decimal rgb(144,110,88)
RGB Percentage 42%, 32%, 26%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 21.96, 43.53
HSL hsl(23.57,24.14%,45.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.57,38.89%,56.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.2352,10.3392,17.4653)
XYZ xyz(18.839,17.7857,11.6726)
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