Pale Beige Color

#ccc7b1

Pale Beige is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #33384e
Complementary Color #b1b6cc
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Beige Color Sample
Pale Beige Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ccc7b1

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Beige Color. The Weaver's Spool color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Greige (#b0a999) for more calm effect. Try Raffia Greige as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b1b6cc is the best complementary color to Pale Beige. 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 #ccc7b1 complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Soft Amber are #ccb9b1 and #c3ccb1. Thus found on the left and right of #ccc7b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Coriander colors as they work well with Pale Beige.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Beige palette consists of #b9b1cc and #b1c3cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1b6cc). Try Chatelle and Heather colors in combination with #ccc7b1, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ccc7b1 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 Pale Beige. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccc7b1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pale Beige tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b1b6cc) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1ccc7 and #ccb1b6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ccc7b1 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Beige has a hue angle of 48.89°, a saturation of 20.93% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccc7b1 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #ccc7b1
RGB Decimal rgb(204,199,177)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 10.59, 20
HSL hsl(48.89,20.93%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.89,13.24%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.1,-2.0058,11.6339)
XYZ xyz(53.2611,56.8585,49.7626)
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