Porcini Color

#cca580

Porcini 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 #335a7f
Complementary Color #80a7cc
Color Shade: warm red (29.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.1% (better contrasting with white)
Porcini Color Sample
Porcini Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cca580

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Porcini Color. The Foxtail color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gold Wash (#d4c19e) for more calm effect. Try Carmelite as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#80a7cc is the best complementary color to Porcini. 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 #cca580 complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan are #cc8080 and #cccb80. Thus found on the left and right of #cca580 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Porcini.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Porcini palette consists of #8080cc and #80cccb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80a7cc). Try Moody Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #cca580, 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 #cca580 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 Porcini. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Porcini contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #cca580 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Porcini tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#80a7cc) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80cca5 and #cc80a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cca580 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Porcini has a hue angle of 29.21°, a saturation of 42.7% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cca580 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cca580
RGB Decimal rgb(204,165,128)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 15.29, 29.8, 20
HSL hsl(29.21,42.7%,65.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.21,37.25%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.3899,9.2318,24.6016)
XYZ xyz(42.2533,41.3061,26.168)
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