Stroopwafel 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 | #5790b7 |
| Complementary Color | #4880a8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Stroopwafel Color. The Loose Leather color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Barricade (#84623e) for more calm effect. Try Caramel Kiss as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4880a8 is the best complementary color to Stroopwafel. 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 #a86f48 complementary color is Steel Blue, 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 Cape Palliser are #a84850 and #a89f48. Thus found on the left and right of #a86f48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Pink and Husk colors as they work well with Stroopwafel.
The split-complementary Stroopwafel palette consists of #4851a8 and #48a89f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4880a8). Try San Marino and Keppel colors in combination with #a86f48, 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 #a86f48 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 Stroopwafel. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stroopwafel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a86f48 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. Stroopwafel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4880a8) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48a86f and #a84881.
In a RGB color space, hex #a86f48 is made of 48% red, 32% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Stroopwafel has a hue angle of 24.38°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a86f48 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 37.64% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a86f48 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,111,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 32%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 37.64, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(24.38,40%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.38,57.14%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.0194,18.4023,30.7707) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0026,20.1616,8.8101) |