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 | #3e454f |
| Complementary Color | #b0b7c1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tea Color. The Antique Windmill color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cuppa Coffee (#b09f8f) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Rye as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b0b7c1 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 #c1bab0 complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tea are #c1b1b0 and #bfc1b0. Thus found on the left and right of #c1bab0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Ash colors as they work well with Tea.
The split-complementary Tea palette consists of #b1b0c1 and #b0bfc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0b7c1). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c1bab0, 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 #c1bab0 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 Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Green Spring, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1bab0 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
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 (#b0b7c1) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0c1ba and #c1b0b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1bab0 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Tea has a hue angle of 35.29°, a saturation of 12.06% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1bab0 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c1bab0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,186,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 6.67, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(35.29,12.06%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.29,8.81%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.8168,0.7097,5.9332) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3877,49.5899,48.1485) |