Muscovite is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #162134 |
| Complementary Color | #cbd5e8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Muscovite Color. The Foothills color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Organic Bamboo (#e1cda4) for more energetic effect. Try My Love as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cbd5e8 is the best complementary color to Muscovite. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9decb complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bone are #e8cfcb and #e4e8cb. Thus found on the left and right of #e9decb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Muscovite.
The split-complementary Muscovite palette consists of #cfcbe8 and #cbe4e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbd5e8). Try Prelude and Botticelli colors in combination with #e9decb, 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 #e9decb offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Muscovite. Thus Snuff and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Muscovite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Zanah, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9decb square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Muscovite tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cbd5e8) and two others. The Skeptic 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 #cbe8de and #e8cbd5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9decb is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Muscovite has a hue angle of 38°, a saturation of 40.54% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9decb is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9decb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,222,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 11.76, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(38,40.54%,85.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38,12.88%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.8648,0.6133,10.6523) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.505,73.878,67.0438) |