Light Mulberry Color

#d1cae1

Light Mulberry is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #2e351e
Complementary Color #d9e1c9
Color Shade: warm blue (258.26° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 83.73% (better contrasting with black)
Light Mulberry Color Sample
Light Mulberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d1cae1

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Mulberry Color. The Modest Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Moonraker (#c0b2d7) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Dream as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9e1c9 is the best complementary color to Light Mulberry. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d1cae1 complementary color is Tana, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Haze are #c9cee1 and #dcc9e1. Thus found on the left and right of #d1cae1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Haze and Snuff colors as they work well with Light Mulberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Mulberry palette consists of #cee1c9 and #e1dcc9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9e1c9). Try Surf Crest and Satin Linen colors in combination with #d1cae1, 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 #d1cae1 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Mulberry. Thus Surf Crest and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Mulberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tana, Wafer, and Edgewater split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1cae1 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Light Mulberry tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#d9e1c9) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Botticelli – 120° from the complementary Tana. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1d0c9 and #c9d9e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d1cae1 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Light Mulberry has a hue angle of 258.26°, a saturation of 27.71% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1cae1 is made of 6.28% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #d1cae1
RGB Decimal rgb(209,202,225)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 6.28, 9.02, 0, 11.76
HSL hsl(258.26,27.71%,83.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(258.26,10.22%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.5036,6.7164,-10.5148)
XYZ xyz(61.0056,61.2326,79.8379)
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