Soft Pumice is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #6b615d |
| Complementary Color | #a29894 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Pumice Color. The Baritone color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Adirondack Blue (#74858f) for more energetic effect. Try Adeptus Battlegrey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a29894 is the best complementary color to Soft Pumice. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #949ea2 complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #94a29f and #9497a2. Thus found on the left and right of #949ea2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Manatee colors as they work well with Soft Pumice.
The split-complementary Soft Pumice palette consists of #a29f94 and #a29497 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a29894). Try Dawn and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #949ea2, 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 #949ea2 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Pumice. Thus Lemon Grass and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Pumice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mountain Mist, and Lemon Grass split by 90° on the color wheel. #949ea2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Pumice tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a29894) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2949e and #94a298.
In a RGB color space, hex #949ea2 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Pumice has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 7% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #949ea2 is made of 5.49% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #949ea2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,158,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 1.57, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(197.14,7%,60.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.14,8.64%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.4499,-2.7369,-3.3162) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9612,33.3583,38.9894) |