Nougat Brown 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 | #83afc0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f6b7c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nougat Brown Color. The Fiery Brown 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 Etruscan Red (#a2574b) for more energetic effect. Try Mud Ball as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f6b7c is the best complementary color to Nougat Brown. 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 #7c503f complementary color is Bismark, 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 Spicy Mix are #7c3f4c and #7c6e3f. Thus found on the left and right of #7c503f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Nougat Brown.
The split-complementary Nougat Brown palette consists of #3f4c7c and #3f7c6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f6b7c). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #7c503f, 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 #7c503f 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 Nougat Brown. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nougat Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c503f 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. Nougat Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3f6b7c) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f7c50 and #7c3f6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c503f is made of 46% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Nougat Brown has a hue angle of 16.72°, a saturation of 32.62% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c503f is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c503f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,80,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 30%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 23.92, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(16.72,32.62%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.72,49.19%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.5182,16.383,17.5954) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.078,10.3813,6.0698) |