Beets is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #8c9579 |
| Complementary Color | #7d8669 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (259.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Beets Color. The Aster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Virtual Violet (#66537f) for more energetic effect. Try Legacy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7d8669 is the best complementary color to Beets. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #736a86 complementary color is Flax Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rum are #696f86 and #816986. Thus found on the left and right of #736a86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Gray and Rum colors as they work well with Beets.
The split-complementary Beets palette consists of #6f8669 and #868169 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d8669). Try Camouflage Green and Olive Haze colors in combination with #736a86, 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 #736a86 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Beets. Thus Viridian Green and Sand Dune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beets contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flax Smoke, Spicy Pink, and Blue Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #736a86 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Beets tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#7d8669) and two others. The Sand Dune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Sky – 120° from the complementary Flax Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #867269 and #697d86.
In a RGB color space, hex #736a86 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Beets has a hue angle of 259.29°, a saturation of 11.67% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #736a86 is made of 7.45% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #736a86 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,106,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 10.98, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(259.29,11.67%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(259.29,20.9%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.544,9.4912,-14.1559) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5273,15.6741,24.7086) |