Choco Biscuit Color

#b4835b

Choco Biscuit 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 #4b7ca4
Complementary Color #5a8cb4
Color Shade: warm red (26.97° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.14% (better contrasting with white)
Choco Biscuit Color Sample
Choco Biscuit Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b4835b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Choco Biscuit Color. The Gilded Pear color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bleached Maple (#c7a06c) for more energetic effect. Try Oxford Street as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5a8cb4 is the best complementary color to Choco Biscuit. 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 #b4835b complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Muddy Waters are #b45a5f and #b4af5a. Thus found on the left and right of #b4835b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Choco Biscuit.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Choco Biscuit palette consists of #5a5fb4 and #5ab4af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a8cb4). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b4835b, 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 #b4835b 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 Choco Biscuit. Thus Studio and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Choco Biscuit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4835b 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. Choco Biscuit tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a8cb4) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ab483 and #b45a8c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b4835b is made of 45% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Choco Biscuit has a hue angle of 26.97°, a saturation of 37.24% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4835b is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b4835b
RGB Decimal rgb(180,131,91)
RGB Percentage 45%, 33%, 23%
CMYK 0, 19.22, 34.9, 29.41
HSL hsl(26.97,37.24%,53.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.97,49.44%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.6874,14.0079,28.9684)
XYZ xyz(28.827,26.6912,13.5301)
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