Cafe Ole Color

#9a7f79

Cafe Ole 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 #658086
Complementary Color #79939a
Color Shade: mid red (10.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Cafe Ole Color Sample
Cafe Ole Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9a7f79

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cafe Ole Color. The Italian Mocha color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Quartersawn Oak (#85695b) for more energetic effect. Try Baby Burro as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#79939a is the best complementary color to Cafe Ole. 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 #9a7f79 complementary color is Juniper, 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 Pharlap are #9a7983 and #9a8f79. Thus found on the left and right of #9a7f79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Pale Oyster colors as they work well with Cafe Ole.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cafe Ole palette consists of #79839a and #799a8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79939a). Try Waterloo and Oxley colors in combination with #9a7f79, 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 #9a7f79 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 Cafe Ole. Thus Waterloo and Amulet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cafe Ole contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Battleship Gray, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a7f79 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. Cafe Ole tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#79939a) and two others. The Amulet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #799a7f and #9a7993.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9a7f79 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cafe Ole has a hue angle of 10.91°, a saturation of 14.04% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a7f79 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #9a7f79
RGB Decimal rgb(154,127,121)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 30%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 12.94, 39.61
HSL hsl(10.91,14.04%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.91,21.43%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.5118,9.3919,7.1456)
XYZ xyz(24.367,23.4292,21.3272)
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