Plum Mouse is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #3f665f |
| Complementary Color | #99c0b9 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (349.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Mouse Color. The Minuet Rose 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 Rennie's Rose (#b87f84) for more energetic effect. Try Lipstick Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#99c0b9 is the best complementary color to Plum Mouse. 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 #c099a0 complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quicksand are #c099b3 and #c0a599. Thus found on the left and right of #c099a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Quicksand colors as they work well with Plum Mouse.
The split-complementary Plum Mouse palette consists of #99b3c0 and #99c0a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99c0b9). Try Nepal and Summer Green colors in combination with #c099a0, 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 #c099a0 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 Plum Mouse. Thus Logan and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Mouse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Swamp Green, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #c099a0 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Mouse tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#99c0b9) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0c099 and #b999c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c099a0 is made of 38% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Mouse has a hue angle of 349.23°, a saturation of 23.64% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c099a0 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c099a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,153,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 30%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.29, 12.54, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(349.23,23.64%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(349.23,20.31%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.9206,15.6301,1.8747) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4746,36.527,38.2276) |