Elephant Cub 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 | #616a72 |
| Complementary Color | #8d969e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Elephant Cub Color. The Inca Temple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Macchiato (#928168) for more energetic effect. Try Peppered Pecan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8d969e is the best complementary color to Elephant Cub. 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 #9e958d complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #9e8d8d and #9e9d8d. Thus found on the left and right of #9e958d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Elephant Cub.
The split-complementary Elephant Cub palette consists of #8d8d9e and #8d9e9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d969e). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9e958d, 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 #9e958d 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 Elephant Cub. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elephant Cub contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Mantle, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e958d 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. Elephant Cub tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8d969e) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d9e95 and #9e8d95.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e958d is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Elephant Cub has a hue angle of 28.24°, a saturation of 8.06% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e958d is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e958d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,149,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 6.67, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(28.24,8.06%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.24,10.76%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.2426,1.8726,5.3993) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6557,30.6871,29.5595) |