Pumice is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #3d353b |
| Complementary Color | #cac1c7 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (135° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pumice Color. The Aida color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aqua Foam (#adc3b4) for more energetic effect. Try Aquatone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cac1c7 is the best complementary color to Pumice. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2cac4 complementary color is Pale Slate, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pumice are #c3cac1 and #c1cac8. Thus found on the left and right of #c2cac4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Powder Ash colors as they work well with Pumice.
The split-complementary Pumice palette consists of #cac1c3 and #c8c1ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cac1c7). Try Pale Slate and Chatelle colors in combination with #c2cac4, 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 #c2cac4 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pumice. Thus Silver Rust and French Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pumice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Slate, French Gray, and Cloud split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2cac4 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pumice tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#cac1c7) and two others. The French Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kangaroo – 120° from the complementary Pale Slate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3c1ca and #c7cac1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2cac4 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pumice has a hue angle of 135°, a saturation of 7.02% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2cac4 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #c2cac4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,202,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 2.36, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(135,7.02%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(135,3.96%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.5694,-3.8452,2.031) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3325,57.6959,60.5501) |