Baked Apple Color

#b34646

Baked Apple is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #4cb9b9
Complementary Color #46b2b3
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Baked Apple Color Sample
Baked Apple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b34646

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Baked Apple Color. The Lord Baltimore color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aged Brandy (#87413f) for more calm effect. Try Quite Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#46b2b3 is the best complementary color to Baked Apple. 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 #b34646 complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apple Blossom are #b3467c and #b37c46. Thus found on the left and right of #b34646 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Driftwood colors as they work well with Baked Apple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baked Apple palette consists of #467cb3 and #46b37c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#46b2b3). Try Steel Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b34646, 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 #b34646 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Baked Apple. Thus Blue Violet and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baked Apple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Sushi, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b34646 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and warm blue 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. Baked Apple tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#46b2b3) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46b346 and #b346b2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b34646 is made of 56% red, 22% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Baked Apple has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 43.78% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b34646 is made of 0% cyan, 42.75% magenta, 42.75% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b34646
RGB Decimal rgb(179,70,70)
RGB Percentage 56%, 22%, 22%
CMYK 0, 42.75, 42.75, 29.8
HSL hsl(0,43.78%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,60.89%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.81,44.3523,23.1475)
XYZ xyz(21.8861,14.4062,7.4215)
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