Puce

#7F5A58

Puce #7F5A58

Shades of Puce

#7F5957

#714F4E

#634544

#553B3A

#463130

#382727

#2A1D1D

#1C1313

#0E0909

#000000

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Tints of Puce

#7F5957

#8D6866

#9B7876

#A98886

#B89A98

#C6ACAB

#D4BFBE

#E2D3D3

#F0E8E8

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Puce

#CD1208

#C21C13

#B7261E

#AC3029

#A13934

#96433F

#8B4D4A

#815755

#766160

#6B6B6B

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What color is Puce

Puce is a medium dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Red, and it has medium lightness and low saturation. Puce is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Puce

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Puce is #7F5A58.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Puce has 50%% Red, 35% Green, and 35% Blue.
Puce has 3° Hue, 31% Saturation, and 50% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Puce has 3° Hue, 18% Saturation, and 42% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Puce has 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 31% yellow, and 50% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#7F5A58

RGB

(127, 90, 88)

(50%, 35%, 35%)

HSV

(3°, 31, 50)

(1%, 31%, 50%)

HSL

(3°, 18, 42)

(1%, 18%, 42%)

CMYK

(0, 29, 31, 50)

(0%, 29%, 31%, 50%)

How does Puce contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Puce is 12%, which is low.
Puce has a higher contrast with white than black. Puce and black have a 3.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability. Puce and white have a 6.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

12%

insufficient (3.5)

AA (6.0)

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What colors go with Puce

Summer

#7F5A58

#89771E

#A99290

#DCC967

#EEE8E8

Winter

#18494B

#7F5A58

#30B7C1

#DED1CE

#B5E6EA

Spring

#7F5A58

#2B8E3D

#45BA35

#D0C7C6

#E4ECDF

Analogous

#5C3430

#7F5A58

#C58882

#E3DAD9

#EEE8E8

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How to mix Puce paint

To mix Puce paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 15% Red, 50% Black, 35% White, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

15%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

50%

White

35%

To mix Puce paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 7% Magenta, 8% Yellow, 50% Black, 35% White, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

7%

Yellow

8%

Black

50%

White

35%

What colors are similar to Puce

Colors similar to Puce are: Rose Taupe, Copper Rose, Dorado, Medium Taupe, and Rose Ebony. Rose Taupe is more red and brighter than Puce. Copper Rose is more red and lighter than Puce. Dorado is paler than Puce. Medium Taupe is more orange and darker than Puce. Rose Ebony is darker than Puce.

Rose Taupe

#905D5D

more red,

brighter

Copper Rose

#996666

more red,

lighter

Dorado

#6B5755

paler

Medium Taupe

#674C47

more orange,

darker

Rose Ebony

#674846

darker