Muse 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 | #5a7a80 |
| Complementary Color | #7e9ea5 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Muse Color. The Clay Ridge 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 Terracotta Red Brown (#976a66) for more energetic effect. Try Martini as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7e9ea5 is the best complementary color to Muse. 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 #a5857f complementary color is Gumbo, 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 #a57e8b and #a5987e. Thus found on the left and right of #a5857f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Donkey Brown colors as they work well with Muse.
The split-complementary Muse palette consists of #7e8ba5 and #7ea598 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e9ea5). Try Regent Gray and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a5857f, 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 #a5857f 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 Muse. Thus Kimberly and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Muse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gumbo, Amulet, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5857f 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. Muse tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7e9ea5) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ea585 and #a57e9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5857f is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Muse has a hue angle of 9.47°, a saturation of 17.43% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5857f is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 14.91% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a5857f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,133,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 14.91, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(9.47,17.43%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.47,23.03%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.327,11.266,7.8517) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7353,26.3067,23.6946) |