Cherry Cocoa is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #71a19a |
| Complementary Color | #5e8e87 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cherry Cocoa Color. The Heather Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bazaar (#98777b) for more calm effect. Try Nostalgia Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e8e87 is the best complementary color to Cherry Cocoa. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e5e65 complementary color is Patina, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #8e5e7c and #8e6f5e. Thus found on the left and right of #8e5e65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Beaver colors as they work well with Cherry Cocoa.
The split-complementary Cherry Cocoa palette consists of #5e7c8e and #5e8e6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e8e87). Try Lynch and Spring Leaves colors in combination with #8e5e65, 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 #8e5e65 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cherry Cocoa. Thus Waikawa Gray and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cherry Cocoa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Avocado, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e5e65 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cherry Cocoa tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5e8e87) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #648e5e and #875e8e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e5e65 is made of 42% red, 28% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cherry Cocoa has a hue angle of 351.25°, a saturation of 20.34% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e5e65 is made of 0% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8e5e65 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,94,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 28%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.83, 16.08, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(351.25,20.34%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.25,33.8%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.2147,20.6298,4.0575) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.507,14.6958,14.2258) |