Cool Beige is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #394a58 |
| Complementary Color | #a7b8c6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Beige Color. The Stone Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Putty Pearl (#a99891) for more calm effect. Try Coquina Shell as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a7b8c6 is the best complementary color to Cool Beige. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6b5a7 complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bison Hide are #c6a7a8 and #c6c4a7. Thus found on the left and right of #c6b5a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Cool Beige.
The split-complementary Cool Beige palette consists of #a7a8c6 and #a7c6c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7b8c6). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c6b5a7, 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 #c6b5a7 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Beige. Thus London Hue and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6b5a7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Beige tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a7b8c6) and two others. The Spring Rain 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 #a7c6b5 and #c6a7b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6b5a7 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Beige has a hue angle of 27.1°, a saturation of 21.38% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6b5a7 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c6b5a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,181,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 12.16, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(27.1,21.38%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.1,15.66%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.7261,3.7303,9.3176) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7876,47.8435,43.328) |