Gourmet Mushroom 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 | #697273 |
| Complementary Color | #8c9495 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gourmet Mushroom Color. The Bazaar 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 saturated alternative called Mushroom Basket (#977a76) for more energetic effect. Try Plum Haze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c9495 is the best complementary color to Gourmet Mushroom. 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 #968d8c 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 Schooner are #958c90 and #95928c. Thus found on the left and right of #968d8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Natural Gray colors as they work well with Gourmet Mushroom.
The split-complementary Gourmet Mushroom palette consists of #8c9095 and #8c9592 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c9495). Try Oslo Gray and Mantle colors in combination with #968d8c, 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 #968d8c 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 Gourmet Mushroom. Thus Manatee and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gourmet Mushroom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Lemon Grass, and Mountain Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #968d8c 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. Gourmet Mushroom tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#8c9495) and two others. The Stack 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 #8c958d and #958c94.
In a RGB color space, hex #968d8c is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Gourmet Mushroom has a hue angle of 6°, a saturation of 4.55% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #968d8c is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #968d8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,141,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 3.92, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(6,4.55%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6,6.67%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3677,3.157,1.7242) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8362,27.4272,28.6905) |