Pastry Shell 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 | #427399 |
| Complementary Color | #6596bd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pastry Shell Color. The Toast and Butter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Toasted Grain (#c5a986) for more calm effect. Try Pocket Watch as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6596bd is the best complementary color to Pastry Shell. 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 #bd8c66 complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Muddy Waters are #bd656b and #bdb765. Thus found on the left and right of #bd8c66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Gimblet colors as they work well with Pastry Shell.
The split-complementary Pastry Shell palette consists of #656bbd and #65bdb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6596bd). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #bd8c66, 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 #bd8c66 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 Pastry Shell. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pastry Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Mantis, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd8c66 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. Pastry Shell tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6596bd) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65bd8c and #bd6597.
In a RGB color space, hex #bd8c66 is made of 44% red, 32% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Pastry Shell has a hue angle of 26.21°, a saturation of 39.73% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd8c66 is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bd8c66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,140,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 32%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 34.12, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(26.21,39.73%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.21,46.03%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.1125,13.8851,27.54) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7626,30.5343,16.7373) |