Borlotti Bean Color

#d9b1aa

Borlotti Bean is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #264e55
Complementary Color #a9d2d9
Color Shade: mid red (8.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with white)
Borlotti Bean Color Sample
Borlotti Bean Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9b1aa

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Borlotti Bean Color. The Mauve Chalk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Floral Tapestry (#c39191) for more calm effect. Try Oriental Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a9d2d9 is the best complementary color to Borlotti Bean. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9b1aa complementary color is Sinbad, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blossom are #d9a9ba and #d9c8a9. Thus found on the left and right of #d9b1aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Akaroa colors as they work well with Borlotti Bean.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Borlotti Bean palette consists of #a9bad9 and #a9d9c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9d2d9). Try Pigeon Post and Sinbad colors in combination with #d9b1aa, 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 #d9b1aa offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Borlotti Bean. Thus Cold Purple and Moss Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Borlotti Bean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sinbad, Sprout, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9b1aa square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Borlotti Bean tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a9d2d9) and two others. The Moss Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Sinbad. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9d9b1 and #d9a9d2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9b1aa is made of 38% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Borlotti Bean has a hue angle of 8.94°, a saturation of 38.21% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9b1aa is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d9b1aa
RGB Decimal rgb(217,177,170)
RGB Percentage 38%, 31%, 30%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 18.43, 14.9
HSL hsl(8.94,38.21%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.94,21.66%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.5124,13.4193,9.0392)
XYZ xyz(51.5931,49.0983,44.7879)
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