Mauvette Color

#c4b2a9

Mauvette 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 #3b4d56
Complementary Color #a9bbc3
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.57% (better contrasting with white)
Mauvette Color Sample
Mauvette Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c4b2a9

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mauvette Color. The Cinnamon Roast color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nougat (#b69885) for more energetic effect. Try Brush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a9bbc3 is the best complementary color to Mauvette. 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 #c4b2a9 complementary color is Tower Gray, 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 Silk are #c3a9ad and #c3bfa9. Thus found on the left and right of #c4b2a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Bison Hide colors as they work well with Mauvette.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mauvette palette consists of #a9adc3 and #a9c3bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9bbc3). Try Cadet Blue and Opal colors in combination with #c4b2a9, 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 #c4b2a9 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 Mauvette. Thus Chatelle and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mauvette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4b2a9 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. Mauvette tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a9bbc3) and two others. The Spring Rain 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 #a9c3b2 and #c3a9bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c4b2a9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mauvette has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 18.62% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4b2a9 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #c4b2a9
RGB Decimal rgb(196,178,169)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 10.59, 23.14
HSL hsl(20,18.62%,71.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,13.78%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.8309,4.9251,6.9236)
XYZ xyz(45.8468,46.4411,44.0838)
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