Whole Wheat Color

#a48b73

Whole Wheat 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 #5b748c
Complementary Color #738ca4
Color Shade: warm red (29.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.71% (better contrasting with white)
Whole Wheat Color Sample
Whole Wheat Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a48b73

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whole Wheat Color. The Pepper Spice 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 Roadside (#ada493) for more calm effect. Try Cavern Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#738ca4 is the best complementary color to Whole Wheat. 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 #a48b73 complementary color is Bermuda Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Donkey Brown are #a47373 and #a4a373. Thus found on the left and right of #a48b73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Gurkha colors as they work well with Whole Wheat.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whole Wheat palette consists of #7373a4 and #73a4a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#738ca4). Try Kimberly and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a48b73, 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 #a48b73 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 Whole Wheat. Thus Kimberly and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whole Wheat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Amulet, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a48b73 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. Whole Wheat tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#738ca4) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73a48b and #a4738c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a48b73 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Whole Wheat has a hue angle of 29.39°, a saturation of 21.21% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a48b73 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a48b73
RGB Decimal rgb(164,139,115)
RGB Percentage 39%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 19.21, 35.69
HSL hsl(29.39,21.21%,54.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.39,29.88%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.5216,5.7245,16.3509)
XYZ xyz(27.637,27.5956,20.0895)
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