Beech 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 | #a4b0c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3b475b |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Beech Color. The Frontier Shingle 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 saturated alternative called Bonnie's Bench (#7c644a) for more energetic effect. Try Sensaicha brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b475b is the best complementary color to Beech. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b4f3b complementary color is Oxford Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #5b3f3b and #575b3b. Thus found on the left and right of #5b4f3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Hemlock colors as they work well with Beech.
The split-complementary Beech palette consists of #3e3b5b and #3b565b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b475b). Try Martinique and Limed Spruce colors in combination with #5b4f3b, 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 #5b4f3b 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 Beech. Thus Voodoo and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beech contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oxford Blue, Tom Thumb, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b4f3b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Beech tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3b475b) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Oxford Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b5b4f and #5b3b46.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b4f3b is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Beech has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 21.33% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b4f3b is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5b4f3b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,79,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 12.55, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,21.33%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,35.16%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.256,1.5829,13.6656) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8998,8.1319,5.2909) |