Teatime Color

#be9b79

Teatime is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #416486
Complementary Color #799bbe
Color Shade: warm red (29.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.98% (better contrasting with white)
Teatime Color Sample
Teatime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #be9b79

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Teatime Color. The Palmetto Bluff color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Thermos (#d2bb95) for more energetic effect. Try Cuddlepot as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#799bbe is the best complementary color to Teatime. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #be9b79 complementary color is Ship Cove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mongoose are #be7979 and #bebd79. Thus found on the left and right of #be9b79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Teatime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Teatime palette consists of #7979be and #79bebd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#799bbe). Try Ship Cove and Neptune colors in combination with #be9b79, 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 #be9b79 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 Teatime. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Teatime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #be9b79 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta 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. Teatime tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#799bbe) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79be9b and #be799c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #be9b79 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Teatime has a hue angle of 29.57°, a saturation of 34.67% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #be9b79 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #be9b79
RGB Decimal rgb(190,155,121)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 13.73, 27.06, 25.49
HSL hsl(29.57,34.67%,60.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.57,36.32%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.3441,8.1929,22.7326)
XYZ xyz(36.4077,35.7703,23.0746)
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