Afternoon Tea Color

#594e40

Afternoon Tea is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #a6b1bf
Complementary Color #404a58
Color Shade: orange (33.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Afternoon Tea Color Sample
Afternoon Tea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #594e40

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Afternoon Tea Color. The Olive Wood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Landmark (#746854) for more calm effect. Try Caraïbe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#404a58 is the best complementary color to Afternoon Tea. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #594e40 complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #584140 and #575840. Thus found on the left and right of #594e40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Finch colors as they work well with Afternoon Tea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Afternoon Tea palette consists of #414058 and #405758 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#404a58). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #594e40, 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 #594e40 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Afternoon Tea. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Afternoon Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #594e40 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Afternoon Tea tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#404a58) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40584e and #58404a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #594e40 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Afternoon Tea has a hue angle of 33.6°, a saturation of 16.34% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #594e40 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 65.1% black ink.

HEX #594e40
RGB Decimal rgb(89,78,64)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 9.8, 65.1
HSL hsl(33.6,16.34%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.6,28.09%,34.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.8635,2.0701,9.9737)
XYZ xyz(7.7696,7.9428,5.9741)
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