Carmel Mission 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 | #6d8089 |
| Complementary Color | #758892 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carmel Mission Color. The Plumburn color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cocoa Powder (#766a5f) for more calm effect. Try Deep Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#758892 is the best complementary color to Carmel Mission. 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 #927f76 complementary color is Slate 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 Almond Frost are #92757a and #928c75. Thus found on the left and right of #927f76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Granite Green colors as they work well with Carmel Mission.
The split-complementary Carmel Mission palette consists of #757a92 and #75928c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#758892). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #927f76, 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 #927f76 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 Carmel Mission. Thus Topaz and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carmel Mission contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #927f76 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. Carmel Mission tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#758892) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75927e and #927588.
In a RGB color space, hex #927f76 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Carmel Mission has a hue angle of 19.29°, a saturation of 11.38% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #927f76 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #927f76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,127,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 10.98, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(19.29,11.38%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.29,19.18%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6556,5.7286,7.557) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7134,22.5977,20.3042) |