Esprit is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #414266 |
| Complementary Color | #999abe |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Esprit Color. The Windy Meadow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Livingstone (#cbcbbb) for more calm effect. Try Liveable Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#999abe is the best complementary color to Esprit. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bebd99 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heathered Gray are #beaa99 and #acbe99. Thus found on the left and right of #bebd99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malta and Norway colors as they work well with Esprit.
The split-complementary Esprit palette consists of #aa99be and #99acbe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#999abe). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #bebd99, 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 #bebd99 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Esprit. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Esprit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bebd99 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Esprit tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#999abe) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99bebd and #be999a.
In a RGB color space, hex #bebd99 is made of 36% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Esprit has a hue angle of 58.38°, a saturation of 22.16% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bebd99 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #bebd99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,189,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 14.51, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(58.38,22.16%,67.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.38,19.47%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.8491,-5.6773,18.3723) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1826,49.6422,37.3375) |