Tea Time 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 | #264143 |
| Complementary Color | #bcd7d9 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tea Time Color. The Raffia Cream color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Evening Dress (#d1a19b) for more energetic effect. Try White Beet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bcd7d9 is the best complementary color to Tea Time. 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 #d9bebc complementary color is Jungle Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wafer are #d9bcc8 and #d9ccbc. Thus found on the left and right of #d9bebc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Soft Amber colors as they work well with Tea Time.
The split-complementary Tea Time palette consists of #bcc8d9 and #bcd9cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcd7d9). Try Casper and Surf colors in combination with #d9bebc, 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 #d9bebc 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 Tea Time. Thus Lavender Gray and Surf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tea Time contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Mist, Pixie Green, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9bebc square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tea Time tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#bcd7d9) and two others. The Surf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thistle – 120° from the complementary Jungle Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcd9be and #d9bcd7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9bebc is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Tea Time has a hue angle of 4.14°, a saturation of 27.62% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9bebc is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9bebc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,190,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 11.37, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(4.14,27.62%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.14,13.36%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1618,9.2503,4.5246) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1058,55.2095,55.2763) |