Postmodern Mauve Color

#b39c8e

Postmodern Mauve 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 #4c6371
Complementary Color #8ea4b3
Color Shade: warm red (22.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.94% (better contrasting with white)
Postmodern Mauve Color Sample
Postmodern Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b39c8e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Postmodern Mauve Color. The Silver Dollar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cocoa Nutmeg (#a8816f) for more energetic effect. Try Hickory Branch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8ea4b3 is the best complementary color to Postmodern Mauve. 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 #b39c8e complementary color is Bali Hai, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thatch are #b38e92 and #b3ae8e. Thus found on the left and right of #b39c8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Postmodern Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Postmodern Mauve palette consists of #8e92b3 and #8eb3ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ea4b3). Try Bali Hai and Cascade colors in combination with #b39c8e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b39c8e 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 Postmodern Mauve. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Postmodern Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b39c8e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Postmodern Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8ea4b3) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8eb39c and #b38ea4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b39c8e is made of 38% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Postmodern Mauve has a hue angle of 22.7°, a saturation of 19.58% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b39c8e is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b39c8e
RGB Decimal rgb(179,156,142)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 14.51, 29.8
HSL hsl(22.7,19.58%,62.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.7,20.67%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.9921,6.1971,10.4424)
XYZ xyz(35.3614,35.3136,30.5437)
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