Half-Caff Color

#604c3d

Half-Caff 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 #9fb3c2
Complementary Color #3d5160
Color Shade: warm red (25.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.78% (better contrasting with white)
Half-Caff Color Sample
Half-Caff Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #604c3d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Half-Caff Color. The Bonnie's Bench 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 Bricktone (#825943) for more energetic effect. Try Man Cave as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3d5160 is the best complementary color to Half-Caff. 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 #604c3d complementary color is Fiord, 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 Kabul are #603d3f and #605d3d. Thus found on the left and right of #604c3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Hemlock colors as they work well with Half-Caff.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Half-Caff palette consists of #3d3f60 and #3d605d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d5160). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #604c3d, 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 #604c3d 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 Half-Caff. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Half-Caff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #604c3d 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. Half-Caff tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3d5160) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d604c and #603d51.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #604c3d is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Half-Caff has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 22.29% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #604c3d is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #604c3d
RGB Decimal rgb(96,76,61)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 7.85, 13.73, 62.35
HSL hsl(25.71,22.29%,30.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.71,36.46%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.9675,6.0103,12.1173)
XYZ xyz(8.2506,7.9926,5.5228)
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