Practical 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 | #364d63 |
| Complementary Color | #9cb3c8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Practical Beige Color. The Toasted Almond color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Warm Hearth (#be9677) for more energetic effect. Try Brick Path as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9cb3c8 is the best complementary color to Practical 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 #c9b29c complementary color is Rock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rodeo Dust are #c89c9c and #c8c89c. Thus found on the left and right of #c9b29c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Practical Beige.
The split-complementary Practical Beige palette consists of #9c9cc8 and #9cc8c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cb3c8). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c9b29c, 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 #c9b29c 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 Practical Beige. Thus Logan and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Practical Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9b29c 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. Practical Beige tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9cb3c8) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cc8b2 and #c89cb3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9b29c is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Practical Beige has a hue angle of 29.33°, a saturation of 29.41% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9b29c is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 17.64% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9b29c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,178,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 17.64, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(29.33,29.41%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.33,22.39%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.9709,4.7823,14.2693) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0085,46.6586,38.0336) |