Sticky Toffee Color

#cc8149

Sticky Toffee 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 #337eb6
Complementary Color #4994cc
Color Shade: warm red (25.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.31% (better contrasting with white)
Sticky Toffee Color Sample
Sticky Toffee Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc8149

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sticky Toffee Color. The Bengal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Terracotta (#cb6843) for more energetic effect. Try Sanguine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4994cc is the best complementary color to Sticky Toffee. 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 #cc8149 complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 Raw Sienna are #cc4952 and #ccc249. Thus found on the left and right of #cc8149 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Turmeric colors as they work well with Sticky Toffee.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sticky Toffee palette consists of #4952cc and #49ccc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4994cc). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #cc8149, 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 #cc8149 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 Sticky Toffee. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sticky Toffee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Emerald, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc8149 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. Sticky Toffee tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4994cc) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49cc81 and #cc4994.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc8149 is made of 50% red, 32% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Sticky Toffee has a hue angle of 25.65°, a saturation of 56.22% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc8149 is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc8149
RGB Decimal rgb(204,129,73)
RGB Percentage 50%, 32%, 18%
CMYK 0, 29.41, 51.37, 20
HSL hsl(25.65,56.22%,54.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.65,64.22%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.7983,23.7511,41.8312)
XYZ xyz(33.9547,29.0189,10.1149)
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