Café Noir is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #b4c9de |
| Complementary Color | #21354b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 21.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Café Noir Color. The Semi Sweet Chocolate color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Aloeswood (#6a432d) for more energetic effect. Try Pumpernickel Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#21354b is the best complementary color to Café Noir. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b3621 complementary color is Cloud Burst, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Iroko are #4b2121 and #4a4b21. Thus found on the left and right of #4b3621 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cocoa Bean and Woodland colors as they work well with Café Noir.
The split-complementary Café Noir palette consists of #21214b and #214a4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#21354b). Try Port Gore and Plantation colors in combination with #4b3621, 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 #4b3621 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 Café Noir. Thus Port Gore and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Café Noir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud Burst, Everglade, and Finn split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b3621 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm 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. Café Noir tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#21354b) and two others. The Everglade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Cloud Burst. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #214b36 and #4b2136.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b3621 is made of 46% red, 33% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Café Noir has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 38.89% and a lightness of 21.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b3621 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #4b3621 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,54,33) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 33%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 16.47, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(30,38.89%,21.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,56%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.4622,6.4131,16.8077) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4953,4.244,2.0211) |