Bean Pot 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 | #7494ae |
| Complementary Color | #51718b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bean Pot Color. The Earth Fired Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Macchiato (#928168) for more calm effect. Try Collectible as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#51718b is the best complementary color to Bean Pot. 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 #8b6b51 complementary color is Bismark, 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 Shadow are #8b5153 and #8b8851. Thus found on the left and right of #8b6b51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Shadow colors as they work well with Bean Pot.
The split-complementary Bean Pot palette consists of #51538b and #518b88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51718b). Try East Bay and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8b6b51, 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 #8b6b51 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 Bean Pot. Thus Butterfly Bush and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bean Pot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Hippie Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b6b51 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. Bean Pot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#51718b) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #518b6b and #8b5170.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b6b51 is made of 43% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Bean Pot has a hue angle of 26.9°, a saturation of 26.36% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b6b51 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b6b51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,107,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 33%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 22.75, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(26.9,26.36%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.9,41.73%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.75,9.0683,19.463) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3904,16.5984,10.0718) |