Tea Color

#bfb5a2

Tea 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 #404a5d
Complementary Color #a2abbf
Color Shade: orange (39.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.22% (better contrasting with white)
Tea Color Sample
Tea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfb5a2

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tea Color. The Zorba 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 Mission Hills (#b29c7f) for more energetic effect. Try Nankeen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a2abbf is the best complementary color to Tea. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfb5a2 complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bison Hide are #bfa6a2 and #babfa2. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb5a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Tea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tea palette consists of #a6a2bf and #a2babf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2abbf). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bfb5a2, 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 #bfb5a2 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 Tea. Thus London Hue and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb5a2 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Tea tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a2abbf) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2bfb5 and #bfa2ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfb5a2 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Tea has a hue angle of 39.31°, a saturation of 18.47% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb5a2 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bfb5a2
RGB Decimal rgb(191,181,162)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 11.37, 25.1
HSL hsl(39.31,18.47%,69.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.31,15.18%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.0185,0.3295,10.9504)
XYZ xyz(44.5313,46.7327,40.8557)
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