Cocoa Craving 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 | #465c65 |
Complementary Color | #9ab0b9 |
Color Shade: | warm red (17.42° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Craving Color. The Rocky Mountain color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cappuccino Bombe (#b4897d) for more energetic effect. Try Hushed Auburn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ab0b9 is the best complementary color to Cocoa Craving. 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 #b9a39a complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thatch are #b99aa0 and #b9b29a. Thus found on the left and right of #b9a39a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Cocoa Craving.
The split-complementary Cocoa Craving palette consists of #9aa0b9 and #9ab9b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ab0b9). Try Gull Gray and Summer Green colors in combination with #b9a39a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #b9a39a 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 Cocoa Craving. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocoa Craving contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9a39a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cocoa Craving tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9ab0b9) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ab9a3 and #b99ab0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9a39a is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Craving has a hue angle of 17.42°, a saturation of 18.13% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9a39a is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
HEX | #b9a39a |
RGB Decimal | rgb(185,163,154) |
RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
CMYK | 0, 8.63, 12.16, 27.45 |
HSL | hsl(17.42,18.13%,66.47%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.42,16.76%,72.55%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(68.6365,6.5345,7.6071) |
XYZ | xyz(38.9375,38.8418,36.0168) |