Sesame Crunch is soft, 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 | #3d95ca |
| Complementary Color | #358cc2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sesame Crunch Color. The Indochine color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Coral Sand (#ca884e) for more calm effect. Try Peru as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#358cc2 is the best complementary color to Sesame Crunch. 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 #c26a35 complementary color is Boston 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 Copper are #c23546 and #c2b035. Thus found on the left and right of #c26a35 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Earls Green colors as they work well with Sesame Crunch.
The split-complementary Sesame Crunch palette consists of #3546c2 and #35c2b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#358cc2). Try Governor Bay and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c26a35, 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 #c26a35 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 Sesame Crunch. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sesame Crunch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c26a35 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. Sesame Crunch tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#358cc2) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35c26a and #c2358c.
In a RGB color space, hex #c26a35 is made of 55% red, 30% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Sesame Crunch has a hue angle of 22.55°, a saturation of 57.09% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c26a35 is made of 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 55.3% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c26a35 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,106,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 30%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.51, 55.3, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(22.55,57.09%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.55,72.68%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.0635,30.8719,44.0914) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0448,22.0344,6.1431) |