Teatime 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 | #375761 |
| Complementary Color | #9ebdc7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Teatime Mauve Color. The Weathered Hide 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 Desert Rock (#d5c6bd) for more calm effect. Try Perk Up as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ebdc7 is the best complementary color to Teatime 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 #c8a89e complementary color is Casper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rodeo Dust are #c79ea9 and #c7bc9e. Thus found on the left and right of #c8a89e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Coral Reef colors as they work well with Teatime Mauve.
The split-complementary Teatime Mauve palette consists of #9ea9c7 and #9ec7bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ebdc7). Try Rock Blue and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c8a89e, 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 #c8a89e 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 Teatime Mauve. Thus Logan and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Teatime Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8a89e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Teatime Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#9ebdc7) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lilac – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ec7a8 and #c79ebd.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8a89e is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Teatime Mauve has a hue angle of 14.29°, a saturation of 27.63% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8a89e is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c8a89e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,168,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 16.47, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(14.29,27.63%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.29,21%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3872,10.102,9.5096) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9936,42.7532,38.2812) |