Bistro 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 | #8fa6af |
| Complementary Color | #4f6770 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bistro Color. The Leather 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 Italian Mocha (#93685a) for more energetic effect. Try Kombu as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f6770 is the best complementary color to Bistro. 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 #705950 complementary color is Cutty Sark, 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 Pine Cone are #704f57 and #70694f. Thus found on the left and right of #705950 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Go Ben colors as they work well with Bistro.
The split-complementary Bistro palette consists of #4f5670 and #4f7069 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f6770). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #705950, 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 #705950 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 Bistro. Thus Mulled Wine and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bistro contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Axolotl, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #705950 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. Bistro tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4f6770) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f7059 and #704f67.
In a RGB color space, hex #705950 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Bistro has a hue angle of 16.88°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #705950 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #705950 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,89,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 12.55, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(16.88,16.67%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.88,28.57%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8631,7.9527,8.7821) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7024,11.1687,9.1284) |