Cup of Cocoa Color

#baa087

Cup of 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 #455f78
Complementary Color #87a1ba
Color Shade: warm red (29.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.94% (better contrasting with white)
Cup of Cocoa Color Sample
Cup of Cocoa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #baa087

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cup of Cocoa Color. The Café Renversé color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Safari Sun (#b4875e) for more energetic effect. Try Carmelite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#87a1ba is the best complementary color to Cup of 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 #baa087 complementary color is Nepal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mongoose are #ba8787 and #bab987. Thus found on the left and right of #baa087 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Cup of Cocoa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cup of Cocoa palette consists of #8787ba and #87bab9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87a1ba). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #baa087, 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 #baa087 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 Cup of Cocoa. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cup of Cocoa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Bay Leaf, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #baa087 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. Cup of Cocoa tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#87a1ba) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87baa0 and #ba87a0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #baa087 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cup of Cocoa has a hue angle of 29.41°, a saturation of 26.98% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #baa087 is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 20% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #baa087
RGB Decimal rgb(186,160,135)
RGB Percentage 39%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 10.19, 20, 27.06
HSL hsl(29.41,26.98%,62.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.41,27.42%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.5239,5.7018,16.5716)
XYZ xyz(37.1937,37.33,28.1668)
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