Shy Beige is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1d2129 |
| Complementary Color | #d6dae2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Shy Beige Color. The Desert Khaki color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Indulgent Mocha (#d1c5b7) for more energetic effect. Try Stark White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d6dae2 is the best complementary color to Shy Beige. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2ded6 complementary color is Mischka, 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 Westar are #e2d8d6 and #e0e2d6. Thus found on the left and right of #e2ded6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Shy Beige.
The split-complementary Shy Beige palette consists of #d8d6e2 and #d6e0e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6dae2). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e2ded6, 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 #e2ded6 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 Shy Beige. Thus Mischka and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shy Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2ded6 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. Shy Beige tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d6dae2) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6e2de and #e2d6da.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2ded6 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Shy Beige has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 17.14% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2ded6 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e2ded6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,222,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 4.71, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(40,17.14%,86.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,5.31%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.5746,-0.0314,4.3881) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.6229,73.2663,74.0906) |