Light Mahogany is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #647483 |
| Complementary Color | #7b8b9b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Mahogany Color. The Carriage Stone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sleepy Owlet (#b5a78d) for more energetic effect. Try Ashlite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b8b9b is the best complementary color to Light Mahogany. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9b8b7c complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Oyster are #9b7b7c and #9b9a7b. Thus found on the left and right of #9b8b7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Light Mahogany.
The split-complementary Light Mahogany palette consists of #7b7c9b and #7b9b9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b8b9b). Try Waterloo and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9b8b7c, 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 #9b8b7c offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Mahogany. Thus Mobster and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Mahogany contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Amulet, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b8b7c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Mahogany tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7b8b9b) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b9b8b and #9b7b8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b8b7c is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Light Mahogany has a hue angle of 29.03°, a saturation of 13.42% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b8b7c is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b8b7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,139,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 12.15, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(29.03,13.42%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.03,20%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.8715,3.4608,10.2057) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3883,26.889,22.8681) |