Wheat Penny 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 | #6894ac |
| Complementary Color | #537e97 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheat Penny Color. The Coffee Bean Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pottery Urn (#aa866e) for more calm effect. Try Rustic Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#537e97 is the best complementary color to Wheat Penny. 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 #976b53 complementary color is Smalt Blue, 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 Leather are #97535d and #978d53. Thus found on the left and right of #976b53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Wheat Penny.
The split-complementary Wheat Penny palette consists of #535c97 and #53978d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#537e97). Try Waikawa Gray and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #976b53, 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 #976b53 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 Wheat Penny. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wheat Penny contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Fruit Salad, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #976b53 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. Wheat Penny tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#537e97) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53976b and #97537e.
In a RGB color space, hex #976b53 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Wheat Penny has a hue angle of 21.18°, a saturation of 29.06% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #976b53 is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #976b53 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,107,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 31%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 26.67, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(21.18,29.06%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.18,45.03%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.1538,14.471,20.4109) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5815,17.7192,10.5717) |