Chicory Coffee is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #b5cbd1 |
| Complementary Color | #2d444a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chicory Coffee Color. The Satin Soil color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Burgundy Wine (#6c403e) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Umber as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2d444a is the best complementary color to Chicory Coffee. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a342e complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rock are #4a2d35 and #4a422d. Thus found on the left and right of #4a342e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woody Brown and Mondo colors as they work well with Chicory Coffee.
The split-complementary Chicory Coffee palette consists of #2d354a and #2d4a42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d444a). Try Ebony Clay and Stromboli colors in combination with #4a342e, 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 #4a342e offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chicory Coffee. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chicory Coffee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a342e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chicory Coffee tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2d444a) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2d4a34 and #4a2d44.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a342e is made of 43% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Chicory Coffee has a hue angle of 12.86°, a saturation of 23.33% and a lightness of 23.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a342e is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #4a342e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,52,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 30%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 10.98, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(12.86,23.33%,23.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12.86,37.84%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.0288,8.9469,7.6941) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5452,4.1091,3.1383) |