Azuki Bean Color

#96514d

Azuki Bean is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #69aeb2
Complementary Color #4c9296
Color Shade: mid red (3.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.51% (better contrasting with white)
Azuki Bean Color Sample
Azuki Bean Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #96514d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Azuki Bean Color. The Hawaiian Cinder color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Terra Rose (#9f6d66) for more calm effect. Try Coral Tree as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4c9296 is the best complementary color to Azuki Bean. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #96514d complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rust are #964c6d and #96754c. Thus found on the left and right of #96514d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Leather colors as they work well with Azuki Bean.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Azuki Bean palette consists of #4c6d96 and #4c9675 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c9296). Try Kashmir Blue and Viridian colors in combination with #96514d, 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 #96514d offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Azuki Bean. Thus Victoria and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Azuki Bean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Asparagus, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #96514d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Azuki Bean tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4c9296) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c9651 and #964c91.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #96514d is made of 49% red, 26% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Azuki Bean has a hue angle of 3.29°, a saturation of 32.16% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96514d is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 28.62% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #96514d
RGB Decimal rgb(150,81,77)
RGB Percentage 49%, 26%, 25%
CMYK 0, 27.06, 28.62, 41.18
HSL hsl(3.29,32.16%,44.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(3.29,48.67%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.6193,28.2662,15.1789)
XYZ xyz(16.8597,12.9047,8.6234)
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