Wispy Mauve Color

#c6aeaa

Wispy Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #395155
Complementary Color #aac2c6
Color Shade: mid red (8.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.16% (better contrasting with white)
Wispy Mauve Color Sample
Wispy Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6aeaa

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wispy Mauve Color. The Lilac Ash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Amethyst Ice (#d0c9c6) for more calm effect. Try Smells of Fresh Bread as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aac2c6 is the best complementary color to Wispy Mauve. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6aeaa complementary color is Opal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #c6aab3 and #c6bcaa. Thus found on the left and right of #c6aeaa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Bison Hide colors as they work well with Wispy Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wispy Mauve palette consists of #aab3c6 and #aac6bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aac2c6). Try Cadet Blue and Opal colors in combination with #c6aeaa, 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 #c6aeaa offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wispy Mauve. Thus Logan and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wispy Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opal, Rainee, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6aeaa square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Wispy Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#aac2c6) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Opal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aac6ae and #c6aac2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6aeaa is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Wispy Mauve has a hue angle of 8.57°, a saturation of 19.72% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6aeaa is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6aeaa
RGB Decimal rgb(198,174,170)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 10.98, 22.35
HSL hsl(8.57,19.72%,72.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.57,14.14%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.0104,7.987,5.2192)
XYZ xyz(45.6805,45.1801,44.3432)
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