Salted Pretzel 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 | #7e94a9 |
| Complementary Color | #566c81 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salted Pretzel Color. The Plover Grey 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 Charlie Horse (#948263) for more calm effect. Try Matte Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#566c81 is the best complementary color to Salted Pretzel. 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 #816b56 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow are #815656 and #818056. Thus found on the left and right of #816b56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Salted Pretzel.
The split-complementary Salted Pretzel palette consists of #565681 and #568180 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#566c81). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #816b56, 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 #816b56 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 Salted Pretzel. Thus Smoky and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salted Pretzel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Spring Leaves, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #816b56 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. Salted Pretzel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#566c81) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56816a and #81566c.
In a RGB color space, hex #816b56 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Salted Pretzel has a hue angle of 29.3°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #816b56 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #816b56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,107,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 16.86, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(29.3,20%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.3,33.33%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.7829,5.4076,15.0376) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9907,15.8544,11.0215) |