Hush 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 | #3b4245 |
| Complementary Color | #bac1c4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hush Color. The Lavender Suede 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 soft alternative called Caboose (#a8a4a1) for more calm effect. Try Shadow Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bac1c4 is the best complementary color to Hush. 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 #c4bdba complementary color is Silver Sand, 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 Silver Rust are #c4babb and #c4c2ba. Thus found on the left and right of #c4bdba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Cloud colors as they work well with Hush.
The split-complementary Hush palette consists of #babbc4 and #bac4c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bac1c4). Try French Gray and Powder Ash colors in combination with #c4bdba, 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 #c4bdba 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 Hush. Thus French Gray and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Pumice, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4bdba 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. Hush tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#bac1c4) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bac4bd and #c4bac1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4bdba is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Hush has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 7.81% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4bdba is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4bdba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,189,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 3.92, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(18,7.81%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18,5.1%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.0868,1.921,2.3776) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8255,51.6761,53.8028) |