Fortress Color

#bea58e

Fortress 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 #415a71
Complementary Color #8ea6be
Color Shade: warm red (28.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.1% (better contrasting with white)
Fortress Color Sample
Fortress Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bea58e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fortress Color. The Neutra color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Renwick Rose Beige (#af8871) for more energetic effect. Try Dry Riverbed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8ea6be is the best complementary color to Fortress. 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 #bea58e complementary color is Nepal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Indian Khaki are #be8e8f and #bebd8e. Thus found on the left and right of #bea58e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Fortress.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fortress palette consists of #8e8fbe and #8ebebd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ea6be). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bea58e, 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 #bea58e 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 Fortress. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fortress contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bea58e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Fortress tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8ea6be) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ebea5 and #be8ea6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bea58e is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Fortress has a hue angle of 28.75°, a saturation of 26.97% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bea58e is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #bea58e
RGB Decimal rgb(190,165,142)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 18.82, 25.49
HSL hsl(28.75,26.97%,65.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.75,25.26%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.3343,5.5356,15.2882)
XYZ xyz(39.5728,39.8104,31.1897)
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