Toasted Wheat 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 | #365069 |
| Complementary Color | #96b0c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Toasted Wheat Color. The Mojave Dusk 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 soft alternative called Mazzone (#b0907c) for more calm effect. Try Hickory Tint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#96b0c9 is the best complementary color to Toasted Wheat. 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 #c9af96 complementary color is Rock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rodeo Dust are #c99696 and #c9c896. Thus found on the left and right of #c9af96 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Toasted Wheat.
The split-complementary Toasted Wheat palette consists of #9696c9 and #96c9c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96b0c9). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c9af96, 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 #c9af96 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 Toasted Wheat. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Toasted Wheat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9af96 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. Toasted Wheat tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#96b0c9) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96c9af and #c996af.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9af96 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Toasted Wheat has a hue angle of 29.41°, a saturation of 32.08% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9af96 is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 20% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9af96 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,175,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 20, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(29.41,32.08%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.41,25.37%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.0755,5.5275,16.28) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9224,45.2795,35.2263) |