Pale Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #395b5b |
| Complementary Color | #a3c6c6 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Mauve Color. The Bashful 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 Notice Me (#ba8686) for more energetic effect. Try French Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3c6c6 is the best complementary color to Pale Mauve. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6a4a4 complementary color is Opal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thatch are #c6a3b5 and #c6b5a3. Thus found on the left and right of #c6a4a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Coral Reef colors as they work well with Pale Mauve.
The split-complementary Pale Mauve palette consists of #a3b4c6 and #a3c6b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3c6c6). Try Cadet Blue and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c6a4a4, 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 #c6a4a4 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 Pale Mauve. Thus Logan and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opal, Rainee, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6a4a4 square combo is a palette of mid 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. Pale Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a3c6c6) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lilac – 120° from the complementary Opal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3c6a3 and #c6a3c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6a4a4 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Mauve has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 22.97% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6a4a4 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c6a4a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,164,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.34, 13.34, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(0,22.97%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,17.17%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3417,12.4614,4.6752) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.265,41.237,40.8012) |