Espresso Bar Color

#5b3f34

Espresso Bar is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #a4c0cb
Complementary Color #344f5b
Color Shade: warm red (16.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.04% (better contrasting with white)
Espresso Bar Color Sample
Espresso Bar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5b3f34

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Espresso Bar Color. The Sweet Spiceberry 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 Red Rooster (#7e5146) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Stallion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#344f5b is the best complementary color to Espresso Bar. 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 #5b3f34 complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Millbrook are #5b343c and #5b5234. Thus found on the left and right of #5b3f34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Verdigris colors as they work well with Espresso Bar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Espresso Bar palette consists of #343c5b and #345b52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#344f5b). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #5b3f34, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5b3f34 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 Espresso Bar. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Espresso Bar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b3f34 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Espresso Bar tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#344f5b) and two others. The Killarney 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 #345b3f and #5b344f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5b3f34 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Espresso Bar has a hue angle of 16.92°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b3f34 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 64.31% black ink.

HEX #5b3f34
RGB Decimal rgb(91,63,52)
RGB Percentage 44%, 31%, 25%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 15.3, 64.31
HSL hsl(16.92,27.27%,28.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.92,42.86%,35.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.4807,10.6282,11.607)
XYZ xyz(6.7117,6.0271,4.0584)
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