Sweet Almond Color

#cc9977

Sweet Almond 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 #368
Complementary Color #76aacc
Color Shade: warm red (24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Sweet Almond Color Sample
Sweet Almond Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc9977

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Almond Color. The Lama color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cane Sugar Glaze (#ddbb99) for more energetic effect. Try Mellow Buff as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#76aacc is the best complementary color to Sweet Almond. 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 #c97 complementary color is Glacier, 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 White are #cc767f and #ccc376. Thus found on the left and right of #c97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Laser colors as they work well with Sweet Almond.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sweet Almond palette consists of #767fcc and #76ccc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#76aacc). Try Moody Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #c97, 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 #c97 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 Sweet Almond. Thus Lilac Bush and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sweet Almond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c97 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. Sweet Almond tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#76aacc) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76cc99 and #cc76aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc9977 is made of 43% red, 32% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Almond has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 45.45% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc9977 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc9977
RGB Decimal rgb(204,153,119)
RGB Percentage 43%, 32%, 25%
CMYK 0, 20, 33.33, 20
HSL hsl(24,45.45%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24,41.67%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.2408,14.7164,25.2825)
XYZ xyz(39.6228,36.9517,22.4968)
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