California Dreamin' is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
Inverse Color | #6c7f80 |
Complementary Color | #7f9293 |
Color Shade: | mid red (3° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to California Dreamin' Color. The Creamed Muscat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Emu (#756e6d) for more calm effect. Try Boiling Mud as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f9293 is the best complementary color to California Dreamin'. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #93807f complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemp are #937f87 and #938a7f. Thus found on the left and right of #93807f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Schooner colors as they work well with California Dreamin'.
The split-complementary California Dreamin' palette consists of #7f8893 and #7f938a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f9293). Try Oslo Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #93807f, 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 #93807f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the California Dreamin'. Thus Waterloo and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of California Dreamin' contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Battleship Gray, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #93807f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. California Dreamin' tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7f9293) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f9380 and #937f92.
In a RGB color space, hex #93807f is made of 37% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode California Dreamin' has a hue angle of 3°, a saturation of 8.47% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #93807f is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
HEX | #93807f |
RGB Decimal | rgb(147,128,127) |
RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 32% |
CMYK | 0, 7.45, 7.85, 42.35 |
HSL | hsl(3,8.47%,53.73%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(3,13.61%,57.65%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(55.2508,7.071,3.2045) |
XYZ | xyz(23.5826,23.1737,23.3087) |