Hot Cacao is calm, 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 | #5a96b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4f8ba5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hot Cacao Color. The Red Hook color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Vermicelles (#bb835f) for more energetic effect. Try Sierra Redwood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4f8ba5 is the best complementary color to Hot Cacao. 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 #a5694f complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Santa Fe are #a54f5f and #a5934f. Thus found on the left and right of #a5694f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Limed Oak colors as they work well with Hot Cacao.
The split-complementary Hot Cacao palette consists of #4f5fa5 and #4fa594 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f8ba5). Try Kashmir Blue and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a5694f, 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 #a5694f 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 Hot Cacao. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hot Cacao contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5694f 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. Hot Cacao tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4f8ba5) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4fa569 and #a54f8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5694f is made of 47% red, 30% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Hot Cacao has a hue angle of 18.14°, a saturation of 35.25% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5694f is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a5694f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,105,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 30%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 33.73, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(18.14,35.25%,47.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.14,52.12%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.2953,21.146,24.5454) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9799,18.667,9.8418) |