Beehive is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1e487e |
| Complementary Color | #81aae0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Beehive Color. The Folksy Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Whiskey (#d59a6f) for more calm effect. Try Bakelite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#81aae0 is the best complementary color to Beehive. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1b781 complementary color is Cornflower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Harvest Gold are #e08781 and #dae081. Thus found on the left and right of #e1b781 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burning Sand and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Beehive.
The split-complementary Beehive palette consists of #8781e0 and #81dae0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81aae0). Try Chetwode Blue and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #e1b781, 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 #e1b781 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Beehive. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beehive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1b781 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Beehive tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#81aae0) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81e0b6 and #e081aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1b781 is made of 42% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Beehive has a hue angle of 33.75°, a saturation of 61.54% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1b781 is made of 0% cyan, 16.48% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1b781 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,183,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 34%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.48, 37.65, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(33.75,61.54%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.75,42.67%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9565,8.1259,33.1419) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9473,51.4595,27.9636) |