York Beige 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 | #556780 |
| Complementary Color | #7f91a9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to York Beige Color. The Squirrel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ginger Pie (#9a7d61) for more energetic effect. Try Restful Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f91a9 is the best complementary color to York Beige. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa987f complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Donkey Brown are #a9827f and #a6a97f. Thus found on the left and right of #aa987f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with York Beige.
The split-complementary York Beige palette consists of #827fa9 and #7fa6a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f91a9). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #aa987f, 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 #aa987f 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 York Beige. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of York Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa987f 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. York Beige tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7f91a9) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fa997 and #a97f90.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa987f is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode York Beige has a hue angle of 34.88°, a saturation of 20.19% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa987f is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa987f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,152,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 16.87, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(34.88,20.19%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.88,25.29%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.7825,2.6237,15.5943) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6366,32.5348,24.6911) |