Mohair Mauve Color

#bfa59e

Mohair Mauve 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 #405a61
Complementary Color #9eb8bf
Color Shade: mid red (12.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.43% (better contrasting with white)
Mohair Mauve Color Sample
Mohair Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfa59e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mohair Mauve Color. The Smoky Pink 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 Warm Comfort (#b38a82) for more energetic effect. Try Down Home as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9eb8bf is the best complementary color to Mohair Mauve. 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 #bfa59e complementary color is Tower Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thatch are #bf9ea7 and #bfb59e. Thus found on the left and right of #bfa59e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Bison Hide colors as they work well with Mohair Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mohair Mauve palette consists of #9ea7bf and #9ebfb5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9eb8bf). Try Cadet Blue and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bfa59e, 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 #bfa59e 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 Mohair Mauve. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mohair Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfa59e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Mohair Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#9eb8bf) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ebfa5 and #bf9eb7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfa59e is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mohair Mauve has a hue angle of 12.73°, a saturation of 20.5% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfa59e is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bfa59e
RGB Decimal rgb(191,165,158)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 10.19, 12.94, 25.1
HSL hsl(12.73,20.5%,68.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.73,17.28%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.7926,8.341,7.1197)
XYZ xyz(41.1125,40.4553,37.9895)
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