Cacao 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 | #94a7b7 |
| Complementary Color | #485a6a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cacao Color. The Wren color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Gaboon Viper (#8c6450) for more energetic effect. Try Dried Dates as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#485a6a is the best complementary color to Cacao. 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 #6b5848 complementary color is Fiord, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tobacco Brown are #6a4849 and #6a6948. Thus found on the left and right of #6b5848 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Finch colors as they work well with Cacao.
The split-complementary Cacao palette consists of #48496a and #486a69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#485a6a). Try Mulled Wine and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #6b5848, 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 #6b5848 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 Cacao. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cacao contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Axolotl, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b5848 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cacao tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#485a6a) 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 #486a58 and #6a485a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b5848 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cacao has a hue angle of 27.43°, a saturation of 19.55% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b5848 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6b5848 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,88,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 13.72, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(27.43,19.55%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.43,32.71%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.852,5.1671,12.2017) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7228,10.5731,7.6066) |