Chafed Wheat 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 | #091f30 |
| Complementary Color | #cfe4f5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chafed Wheat Color. The Flip-Flop 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 Radome Tan (#f1c7a1) for more energetic effect. Try Amber Moon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cfe4f5 is the best complementary color to Chafed 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 #f6e0cf complementary color is Link Water, 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 Albescent White are #f5cfd1 and #f5f3cf. Thus found on the left and right of #f6e0cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Coconut Cream colors as they work well with Chafed Wheat.
The split-complementary Chafed Wheat palette consists of #cfd1f5 and #cff5f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfe4f5). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f6e0cf, 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 #f6e0cf 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 Chafed Wheat. Thus Moon Raker and Blue Romance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chafed Wheat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6e0cf 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. Chafed Wheat tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#cfe4f5) and two others. The Blue Romance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cff5e0 and #f5cfe4.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6e0cf is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Chafed Wheat has a hue angle of 26.15°, a saturation of 68.42% and a lightness of 88.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6e0cf is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6e0cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,224,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 15.29, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(26.15,68.42%,88.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.15,15.85%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.5096,4.8349,11.0468) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.9242,77.4091,69.9713) |