Froth Color

#c6b8ae

Froth 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 #394751
Complementary Color #aebcc6
Color Shade: warm red (25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.94% (better contrasting with white)
Froth Color Sample
Froth Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6b8ae

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Froth Color. The Lite Mocha 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 Cup of Cocoa (#baa087) for more energetic effect. Try Earth Warming as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aebcc6 is the best complementary color to Froth. 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 #c6b8ae complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silk are #c6aeb0 and #c6c4ae. Thus found on the left and right of #c6b8ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Froth.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Froth palette consists of #aeb0c6 and #aec6c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aebcc6). Try Cadet Blue and Opal colors in combination with #c6b8ae, 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 #c6b8ae 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 Froth. Thus Chatelle and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Froth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6b8ae 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. Froth tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#aebcc6) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aec6b8 and #c6aebc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6b8ae is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Froth has a hue angle of 25°, a saturation of 17.39% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6b8ae is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6b8ae
RGB Decimal rgb(198,184,174)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 9.41, 22.35
HSL hsl(25,17.39%,72.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25,12.12%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.6641,3.2597,6.8536)
XYZ xyz(48.0692,49.3427,47.035)
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