Fondue Fudge Color

#5d4236

Fondue Fudge 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 #a2bdc9
Complementary Color #35505d
Color Shade: warm red (18.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.82% (better contrasting with white)
Fondue Fudge Color Sample
Fondue Fudge Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d4236

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fondue Fudge Color. The Dapper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Coffee House (#6c5b4d) for more calm effect. Try Sambuca as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#35505d is the best complementary color to Fondue Fudge. 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 #5d4236 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 #5d353d and #5d5535. Thus found on the left and right of #5d4236 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Verdigris colors as they work well with Fondue Fudge.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fondue Fudge palette consists of #353d5d and #355d55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#35505d). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #5d4236, 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 #5d4236 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 Fondue Fudge. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fondue Fudge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d4236 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. Fondue Fudge tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#35505d) 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 #355d42 and #5d3550.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d4236 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Fondue Fudge has a hue angle of 18.46°, a saturation of 26.53% and a lightness of 28.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d4236 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #5d4236
RGB Decimal rgb(93,66,54)
RGB Percentage 44%, 31%, 25%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 15.29, 63.53
HSL hsl(18.46,26.53%,28.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.46,41.94%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.6163,9.9233,11.9128)
XYZ xyz(7.1283,6.4899,4.367)
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