Maillard Reaction Progression (Baking)

  • Raw Dough
    #f4eccc
  • Light Crumb
    #ead5a6
  • Golden Crust
    #d19a3f
  • Deep Brown Crust
    #784212
  • Carbonized Char
    #21130d
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Created at 11/06/2026 11:24
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark, Dark colors. Accent colors Raw Dough #f4eccc and Deep Brown Crust #784212. Palette has Warm, Neutral colors temperature.

A part-spectral sequential scheme: the hue moves through one part of the spectrum while lightness changes step by step.

By lightness, this palette runs from #21130D (darkest) to #F4ECCC (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 80% of colors are vivid.

An analogous palette: its hues sit close together on the color wheel, within about 30°.

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (4 of 5).

HEX codes (sorted): #21130D, #784212, #D19A3F, #EAD5A6, #F4ECCC

Palette Maillard Reaction Progression (Baking) combines 5 color codes:
HEX: #f4eccc, RGB: (244, 236, 204); HEX: #ead5a6, RGB: (234, 213, 166); HEX: #d19a3f, RGB: (209, 154, 63)
HEX: #784212, RGB: (120, 66, 18); HEX: #21130d, RGB: (33, 19, 13)
Simplified version of palette colors
Shade of Cornsilk, Shade of Wheat, Shade of Goldenrod, Shade of Saddle Brown, Tint of Black
Color scheme was created by colorstudio

Color codes in palette

Maillard Reaction Progression (Baking) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#f4eccc#f4ecccRGB(244, 236, 204)Raw Dough—
#ead5a6#ead5a6RGB(234, 213, 166)Light Crumb—
#d19a3f#d19a3fRGB(209, 154, 63)Golden Crust—
#784212#784212RGB(120, 66, 18)Deep Brown Crust—
#21130d#21130dRGB(33, 19, 13)Carbonized Char—

Color Palette Contrast

2 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#f4eccc
#ead5a6
1.21
#ead5a6
#d19a3f
1.73

Image palette Maillard Reaction Progression (Baking) png