Mornington 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 | #233946 |
| Complementary Color | #b9cfdc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mornington Color. The Cinnamon Frost color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fuzzy Unicorn (#eae3db) for more calm effect. Try Butterscotch Amber as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b9cfdc is the best complementary color to Mornington. 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 #dcc6b9 complementary color is Ziggurat, 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 Clam Shell are #dcb9bd and #dcd7b9. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc6b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Tana colors as they work well with Mornington.
The split-complementary Mornington palette consists of #b9bddc and #b9dcd7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9cfdc). Try Pigeon Post and Edgewater colors in combination with #dcc6b9, 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 #dcc6b9 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 Mornington. Thus Lavender Gray and Surf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mornington contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Pixie Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc6b9 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. Mornington tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b9cfdc) and two others. The Surf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9dcc6 and #dcb9cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcc6b9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mornington has a hue angle of 22.29°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc6b9 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcc6b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,198,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 13.72, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(22.29,33.33%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.29,15.91%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.3502,5.6189,9.3146) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.4662,59.1066,54.2262) |