Cocoa Parfait is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #20313d |
| Complementary Color | #c2d3de |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Parfait Color. The Escarpment 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 Kraft Paper (#d5b59c) for more energetic effect. Try Bruin Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c2d3de is the best complementary color to Cocoa Parfait. 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 #dfcec2 complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wafer are #dec2c4 and #dedcc2. Thus found on the left and right of #dfcec2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Cocoa Parfait.
The split-complementary Cocoa Parfait palette consists of #c2c4de and #c2dedc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2d3de). Try Blue Haze and Edgewater colors in combination with #dfcec2, 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 #dfcec2 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 Cocoa Parfait. Thus Lavender Gray and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocoa Parfait contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Pixie Green, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfcec2 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. Cocoa Parfait tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c2d3de) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2dece and #dec2d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfcec2 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Parfait has a hue angle of 24.83°, a saturation of 31.18% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfcec2 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfcec2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,206,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 11.37, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(24.83,31.18%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.83,13%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.8227,3.921,8.0861) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.2403,63.7256,60.0588) |