Mushroom 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 | #42535c |
| Complementary Color | #a3b3bd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mushroom Color. The Nude Lips color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Serious Grey (#cec9c7) for more calm effect. Try Quicksand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a3b3bd is the best complementary color to Mushroom. 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 #bdaca3 complementary color is Gull 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 Silk are #bda3a6 and #bdb9a3. Thus found on the left and right of #bdaca3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Bison Hide colors as they work well with Mushroom.
The split-complementary Mushroom palette consists of #a3a6bd and #a3bdb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3b3bd). Try Cadet Blue and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bdaca3, 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 #bdaca3 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 Mushroom. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mushroom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdaca3 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. Mushroom tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a3b3bd) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3bdac and #bda3b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdaca3 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mushroom has a hue angle of 20.77°, a saturation of 16.46% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdaca3 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdaca3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,172,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 10.2, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(20.77,16.46%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.77,13.76%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.5334,4.5928,6.8351) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3496,42.9682,40.712) |