Toasted Bagel Color

#986b4d

Toasted Bagel 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 #6794b2
Complementary Color #4c7998
Color Shade: warm red (24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.9% (better contrasting with white)
Toasted Bagel Color Sample
Toasted Bagel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #986b4d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Toasted Bagel Color. The Spicy Mix color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moroccan Blunt (#75583d) for more calm effect. Try Wooden Swing as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4c7998 is the best complementary color to Toasted Bagel. 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 #986b4d complementary color is Wedgewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #984c54 and #98904c. Thus found on the left and right of #986b4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Toasted Bagel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Toasted Bagel palette consists of #4c5498 and #4c9890 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c7998). Try Victoria and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #986b4d, 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 #986b4d 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 Toasted Bagel. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Toasted Bagel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #986b4d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Toasted Bagel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4c7998) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c986b and #984c79.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #986b4d is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Toasted Bagel has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 32.75% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #986b4d is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #986b4d
RGB Decimal rgb(152,107,77)
RGB Percentage 45%, 32%, 23%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 29.41, 40.39
HSL hsl(24,32.75%,44.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24,49.34%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.1628,14.2541,23.9171)
XYZ xyz(19.5461,17.7266,9.4126)
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