Nougat Color

#b69885

Nougat 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 #49677a
Complementary Color #85a3b6
Color Shade: warm red (23.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.76% (better contrasting with white)
Nougat Color Sample
Nougat Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b69885

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nougat Color. The Smokestack 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 Pecan (#b17d64) for more energetic effect. Try Esoteric as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#85a3b6 is the best complementary color to Nougat. 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 #b69885 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 #b6858a and #b6b085. Thus found on the left and right of #b69885 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Nougat.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nougat palette consists of #858ab6 and #85b6b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85a3b6). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b69885, 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 #b69885 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 Nougat. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nougat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b69885 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. Nougat tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#85a3b6) and two others. The Acapulco 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 #85b698 and #b685a3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b69885 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Nougat has a hue angle of 23.27°, a saturation of 25.13% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b69885 is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #b69885
RGB Decimal rgb(182,152,133)
RGB Percentage 39%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 11.76, 19.21, 28.63
HSL hsl(23.27,25.13%,61.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.27,26.92%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.0379,8.2368,14.1637)
XYZ xyz(34.7533,34.095,26.9396)
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