Slight Mushroom is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #30363a |
| Complementary Color | #c5cbcf |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Slight Mushroom Color. The Heavy Warm Grey 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 Temperate Taupe (#bfb1aa) for more energetic effect. Try Diverse Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5cbcf is the best complementary color to Slight Mushroom. 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 #cfc9c5 complementary color is Loblolly, 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 Swirl are #cfc5c6 and #cfcec5. Thus found on the left and right of #cfc9c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Celeste colors as they work well with Slight Mushroom.
The split-complementary Slight Mushroom palette consists of #c5c6cf and #c5cfce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5cbcf). Try Ghost and Tiara colors in combination with #cfc9c5, 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 #cfc9c5 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 Slight Mushroom. Thus Gray Suit and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slight Mushroom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Pumice, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfc9c5 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. Slight Mushroom tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c5cbcf) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5cfc9 and #cfc5cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfc9c5 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Slight Mushroom has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 9.43% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfc9c5 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cfc9c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,201,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 3.93, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(24,9.43%,79.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,4.83%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.33,1.372,2.723) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6968,59.0699,61.2367) |