Heather Plume is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, mid blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #5c6966 |
| Complementary Color | #96a3a0 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heather Plume Color. The Toadstool Soup color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Evening Shadow (#a1838b) for more energetic effect. Try Plumville as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#96a3a0 is the best complementary color to Heather Plume. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a39699 complementary color is Pewter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dusty Gray are #a3969f and #a39996. Thus found on the left and right of #a39699 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Zorba colors as they work well with Heather Plume.
The split-complementary Heather Plume palette consists of #969fa3 and #96a399 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96a3a0). Try Regent Gray and Mantle colors in combination with #a39699, 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 #a39699 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heather Plume. Thus Manatee and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heather Plume contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Lemon Grass, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a39699 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heather Plume tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#96a3a0) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99a396 and #a096a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a39699 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Heather Plume has a hue angle of 346.15°, a saturation of 6.6% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a39699 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a39699 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,150,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 3.92, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(346.15,6.6%,61.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.15,7.98%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.2594,5.3296,0.1478) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7604,31.8991,34.6202) |