Ground Bean is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #9fb1bd |
| Complementary Color | #42535f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ground Bean Color. The Delicioso color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Brainstorm Bronze (#74685a) for more calm effect. Try Old Boot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#42535f is the best complementary color to Ground Bean. 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 #604e42 complementary color is River Bed, 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 Kabul are #5f4245 and #5f5c42. Thus found on the left and right of #604e42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Hemlock colors as they work well with Ground Bean.
The split-complementary Ground Bean palette consists of #42455f and #425f5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42535f). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #604e42, 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 #604e42 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 Ground Bean. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ground Bean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #604e42 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. Ground Bean tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#42535f) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #425f4e and #5f4253.
In a RGB color space, hex #604e42 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Ground Bean has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 18.52% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #604e42 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #604e42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,78,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 11.77, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(24,18.52%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,31.25%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.6587,5.5161,9.9373) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5316,8.3289,6.3122) |