Fresh Croissant Color

#cc9f76

Fresh Croissant 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 #336089
Complementary Color #75a2cc
Color Shade: warm red (28.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
Fresh Croissant Color Sample
Fresh Croissant Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc9f76

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Croissant Color. The October Harvest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brandy (#dec196) for more energetic effect. Try Pony Tail as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#75a2cc is the best complementary color to Fresh Croissant. 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 #cc9f76 complementary color is Polo 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 Antique Brass are #cc7578 and #ccca75. Thus found on the left and right of #cc9f76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Fresh Croissant.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fresh Croissant palette consists of #7577cc and #75ccca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75a2cc). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #cc9f76, 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 #cc9f76 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 Fresh Croissant. Thus Amethyst and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fresh Croissant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Mantis, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc9f76 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. Fresh Croissant tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#75a2cc) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75cc9f and #cc75a3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc9f76 is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Croissant has a hue angle of 28.6°, a saturation of 45.74% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc9f76 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc9f76
RGB Decimal rgb(204,159,118)
RGB Percentage 42%, 33%, 25%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 33.73, 20
HSL hsl(28.6,45.74%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.6,42.16%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.709,11.3409,27.7771)
XYZ xyz(40.57,38.9416,22.5178)
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