French Pastry 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 | #3b556d |
| Complementary Color | #92acc4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to French Pastry Color. The Magnitude 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 saturated alternative called Raw Sugar (#d8cab2) for more energetic effect. Try Dune Drift as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#92acc4 is the best complementary color to French Pastry. 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 #c4aa92 complementary color is Nepal, 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 Indian Khaki are #c49293 and #c4c392. Thus found on the left and right of #c4aa92 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with French Pastry.
The split-complementary French Pastry palette consists of #9293c4 and #92c4c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92acc4). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c4aa92, 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 #c4aa92 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 French Pastry. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Pastry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, De York, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4aa92 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. French Pastry tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#92acc4) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92c4aa and #c492ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4aa92 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode French Pastry has a hue angle of 28.8°, a saturation of 29.76% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4aa92 is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4aa92 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,170,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 19.61, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(28.8,29.76%,67.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.8,25.51%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.2557,5.7247,15.8566) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.328,42.5605,33.1782) |