Toasted Color

#b59274

Toasted 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 #4a6d8b
Complementary Color #7497b5
Color Shade: warm red (27.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Toasted Color Sample
Toasted Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b59274

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Toasted Color. The Portico color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Riviera Beach (#c0ae96) for more calm effect. Try Favorite Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7497b5 is the best complementary color to Toasted. 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 #b59274 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Sandal are #b57476 and #b5b274. Thus found on the left and right of #b59274 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Toasted.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Toasted palette consists of #7476b5 and #74b5b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7497b5). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #b59274, 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 #b59274 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 Toasted. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Toasted contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b59274 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. Toasted tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7497b5) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #74b592 and #b57497.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b59274 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Toasted has a hue angle of 27.69°, a saturation of 30.52% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b59274 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b59274
RGB Decimal rgb(181,146,116)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 13.73, 25.49, 29.02
HSL hsl(27.69,30.52%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.69,35.91%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.0463,8.8755,20.8832)
XYZ xyz(32.4873,31.6425,20.9183)
;