Beechnut 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 | #3d3e72 |
| Complementary Color | #8d8dc2 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Beechnut Color. The Windy Meadow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mandu Dumpling (#c6c0a6) for more calm effect. Try Chilled Cucumber as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d8dc2 is the best complementary color to Beechnut. 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 #c2c18d complementary color is Blue Bell, 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 Indian Khaki are #c2a68d and #a8c28d. Thus found on the left and right of #c2c18d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Indian Khaki and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Beechnut.
The split-complementary Beechnut palette consists of #a68dc2 and #8da8c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d8dc2). Try East Side and Nepal colors in combination with #c2c18d, 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 #c2c18d 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 Beechnut. Thus East Side and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beechnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, Summer Green, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2c18d 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. Beechnut tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8d8dc2) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Blue Bell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8dc2c1 and #c28d8e.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2c18d is made of 37% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Beechnut has a hue angle of 58.87°, a saturation of 30.29% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2c18d is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c2c18d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,193,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 37%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 20.79, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(58.87,30.29%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.87,27.32%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.0004,-7.9426,26.3905) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1258,51.5323,32.715) |