Velveteen Crush is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #6c9f9b |
| Complementary Color | #60938e |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Velveteen Crush Color. The French Marron color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Vindaloo (#ae7579) for more energetic effect. Try Night Romance as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#60938e is the best complementary color to Velveteen Crush. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #936064 complementary color is Patina, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #93607d and #937560. Thus found on the left and right of #936064 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Domino colors as they work well with Velveteen Crush.
The split-complementary Velveteen Crush palette consists of #607d93 and #609375 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#60938e). Try Lynch and Viridian Green colors in combination with #936064, 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 #936064 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Velveteen Crush. Thus Waikawa Gray and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velveteen Crush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Highland, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #936064 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Velveteen Crush tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#60938e) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #639360 and #8f6093.
In a RGB color space, hex #936064 is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Velveteen Crush has a hue angle of 355.29°, a saturation of 20.99% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #936064 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #936064 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(147,96,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 28%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 18.43, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(355.29,20.99%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.29,34.69%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.2967,21.3283,6.2939) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5157,15.4889,14.0704) |