Café Color

#986860

Café is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #67979f
Complementary Color #608f98
Color Shade: mid red (8.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.63% (better contrasting with white)
Café Color Sample
Café Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #986860

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Café Color. The Richardson Brick color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sauvignon Blanc (#b18276) for more energetic effect. Try Russett as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#608f98 is the best complementary color to Café. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #986860 complementary color is Hoki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Toast are #986073 and #988360. Thus found on the left and right of #986860 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Domino colors as they work well with Café.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Café palette consists of #607398 and #609884 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#608f98). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #986860, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #986860 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Café. Thus Kimberly and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Café contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #986860 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Café tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#608f98) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #609868 and #986090.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #986860 is made of 43% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Café has a hue angle of 8.57°, a saturation of 22.58% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #986860 is made of 0% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #986860
RGB Decimal rgb(152,104,96)
RGB Percentage 43%, 30%, 27%
CMYK 0, 18.83, 21.96, 40.39
HSL hsl(8.57,22.58%,48.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.57,36.84%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.7856,18.1989,12.2812)
XYZ xyz(20.0105,17.4206,13.3742)
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