Mother of Pearl 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 | #162b3c |
| Complementary Color | #c3d7e8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mother of Pearl Color. The Orangery 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 soft alternative called Melted Ice Cream (#dcb7a6) for more calm effect. Try Dapper Dingo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3d7e8 is the best complementary color to Mother of Pearl. 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 #e9d4c3 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Stark White are #e8c3c4 and #e8e6c3. Thus found on the left and right of #e9d4c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Aths Special colors as they work well with Mother of Pearl.
The split-complementary Mother of Pearl palette consists of #c3c4e8 and #c3e8e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3d7e8). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e9d4c3, 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 #e9d4c3 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 Mother of Pearl. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mother of Pearl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9d4c3 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. Mother of Pearl tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c3d7e8) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3e8d3 and #e8c3d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9d4c3 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Mother of Pearl has a hue angle of 26.84°, a saturation of 46.34% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9d4c3 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9d4c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,212,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 14.9, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(26.84,46.34%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.84,16.31%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.1815,4.5467,11.0383) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.9981,68.3507,61.2916) |