Cougar 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 | #658087 |
| Complementary Color | #78929a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12.35° 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 Cougar Color. The Café 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 Deep Serenity (#7f6968) for more calm effect. Try Baby Burro as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#78929a is the best complementary color to Cougar. 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 #9a7f78 complementary color is Juniper, 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 Pharlap are #9a7882 and #9a9078. Thus found on the left and right of #9a7f78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Pale Oyster colors as they work well with Cougar.
The split-complementary Cougar palette consists of #78829a and #789a90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78929a). Try Slate Gray and Oxley colors in combination with #9a7f78, 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 #9a7f78 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 Cougar. Thus Waterloo and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cougar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Battleship Gray, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a7f78 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. Cougar tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#78929a) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #789a7f and #9a7892.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a7f78 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cougar has a hue angle of 12.35°, a saturation of 14.41% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a7f78 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a7f78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,127,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 13.33, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(12.35,14.41%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12.35,22.08%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.4869,9.2336,7.6891) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.306,23.4048,21.0058) |