Peppered Pecan 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 | #6a8290 |
| Complementary Color | #6f8694 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Peppered Pecan Color. The Sea Elephant 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 soft alternative called Shiitake (#a5988a) for more calm effect. Try Deep Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f8694 is the best complementary color to Peppered Pecan. 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 #957d6f complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 Almond Frost are #946f73 and #948f6f. Thus found on the left and right of #957d6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Gurkha colors as they work well with Peppered Pecan.
The split-complementary Peppered Pecan palette consists of #6f7394 and #6f948f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f8694). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #957d6f, 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 #957d6f 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 Peppered Pecan. Thus Rum and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peppered Pecan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #957d6f 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. Peppered Pecan tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6f8694) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f947c and #946f86.
In a RGB color space, hex #957d6f is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Peppered Pecan has a hue angle of 22.11°, a saturation of 15.2% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #957d6f is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #957d6f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,125,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 14.9, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(22.11,15.2%,50.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.11,25.5%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.2433,6.9757,11.0719) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5973,22.2045,18.1338) |