Basket Beige Color

#c0a98b

Basket 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 #3f5674
Complementary Color #8ba2bf
Color Shade: orange (33.96° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Basket Beige Color Sample
Basket Beige Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c0a98b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Basket Beige Color. The Cozy Cocoa 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 Doe (#b98e68) for more energetic effect. Try Rodeo Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8ba2bf is the best complementary color to Basket 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 #c0a98b complementary color is Nepal, 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 Indian Khaki are #bf8e8b and #bcbf8b. Thus found on the left and right of #c0a98b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Basket Beige.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Basket Beige palette consists of #8e8bbf and #8bbcbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ba2bf). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #c0a98b, 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 #c0a98b 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 Basket Beige. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Basket Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, De York, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0a98b 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. Basket Beige tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8ba2bf) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8bbfa8 and #bf8ba2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c0a98b is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Basket Beige has a hue angle of 33.96°, a saturation of 29.61% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0a98b is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 20.78% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #c0a98b
RGB Decimal rgb(192,169,139)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 20.78, 24.71
HSL hsl(33.96,29.61%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.96,27.6%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.4876,3.7251,18.5611)
XYZ xyz(40.5864,41.4465,30.2869)
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