Mothy 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 | #31444c |
| Complementary Color | #b3c6ce |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mothy Color. The Earth Warming color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mahogany Rose (#c5a193) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Granite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b3c6ce is the best complementary color to Mothy. 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 #cebbb3 complementary color is Heather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Soft Amber are #ceb3b8 and #cec8b3. Thus found on the left and right of #cebbb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Soft Amber colors as they work well with Mothy.
The split-complementary Mothy palette consists of #b3b8ce and #b3cec8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c6ce). Try Heather and Jet Stream colors in combination with #cebbb3, 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 #cebbb3 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 Mothy. Thus Lavender Gray and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mothy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Pale Leaf, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cebbb3 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mothy tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b3c6ce) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3cebb and #ceb3c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #cebbb3 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mothy has a hue angle of 17.78°, a saturation of 21.6% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cebbb3 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #cebbb3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,187,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 10.58, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(17.78,21.6%,75.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.78,13.11%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.2313,5.3969,6.4826) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3606,51.9171,49.9618) |