Barcelona 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 | #3b4c63 |
| Complementary Color | #9badc4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Barcelona Beige Color. The Teatime 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 Stone Brown (#b79983) for more energetic effect. Try Boneyard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9badc4 is the best complementary color to Barcelona 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 #c4b39c complementary color is Nepal, 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 Coral Reef are #c49e9b and #c1c49b. Thus found on the left and right of #c4b39c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Barcelona Beige.
The split-complementary Barcelona Beige palette consists of #9e9bc4 and #9bc1c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9badc4). Try Logan and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c4b39c, 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 #c4b39c 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 Barcelona Beige. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barcelona Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4b39c 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. Barcelona Beige tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9badc4) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9bc4b3 and #c49bad.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4b39c is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Barcelona Beige has a hue angle of 34.5°, a saturation of 25.32% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4b39c is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4b39c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,179,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.66, 15.68, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(34.5,25.32%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.5,20.41%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.789,2.3463,13.95) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8858,46.3763,38.0383) |