Mushroom Bisque Color

#cab49b

Mushroom Bisque is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #354b64
Complementary Color #9ab0ca
Color Shade: orange (31.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Mushroom Bisque Color Sample
Mushroom Bisque Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cab49b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mushroom Bisque Color. The Chestnut Bisque color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Egyptian Pyramid (#c19a7d) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9ab0ca is the best complementary color to Mushroom Bisque. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cab49b complementary color is Rock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rodeo Dust are #ca9c9a and #c8ca9a. Thus found on the left and right of #cab49b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Chino colors as they work well with Mushroom Bisque.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mushroom Bisque palette consists of #9c9aca and #9ac8ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ab0ca). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #cab49b, 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 #cab49b offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mushroom Bisque. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mushroom Bisque contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cab49b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Mushroom Bisque tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ab0ca) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9acab4 and #ca9ab0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cab49b is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Mushroom Bisque has a hue angle of 31.91°, a saturation of 30.72% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cab49b is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 18.44% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #cab49b
RGB Decimal rgb(202,180,155)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 18.44, 20.78
HSL hsl(31.91,30.72%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.91,23.27%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.5501,3.9458,15.6368)
XYZ xyz(46.5948,47.5656,37.7356)
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