Lite Cocoa Color

#b59a8d

Lite Cocoa 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 #4a6572
Complementary Color #8ca8b5
Color Shade: warm red (19.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
Lite Cocoa Color Sample
Lite Cocoa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b59a8d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lite Cocoa Color. The Tide color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cider Spice (#ae8167) for more energetic effect. Try Cuddlepot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8ca8b5 is the best complementary color to Lite Cocoa. 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 #b59a8d complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Quicksand are #b58c93 and #b5ad8c. Thus found on the left and right of #b59a8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Lite Cocoa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lite Cocoa palette consists of #8c93b5 and #8cb5ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ca8b5). Try Bali Hai and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b59a8d, 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 #b59a8d 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 Lite Cocoa. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lite Cocoa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Norway, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b59a8d 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. Lite Cocoa tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8ca8b5) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cb599 and #b58ca7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b59a8d is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Lite Cocoa has a hue angle of 19.5°, a saturation of 21.28% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b59a8d is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b59a8d
RGB Decimal rgb(181,154,141)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 30%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 15.69, 29.02
HSL hsl(19.5,21.28%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.5,22.1%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.638,7.9201,10.5255)
XYZ xyz(35.4194,34.858,30.0608)
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