Biscuit Beige is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #194059 |
| Complementary Color | #a6cde5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Biscuit Beige Color. The Southwest Stone color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called High Plateau (#e4b37a) for more energetic effect. Try Bare Bone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a6cde5 is the best complementary color to Biscuit Beige. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6bfa6 complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cashmere are #e5a6ad and #e5dea6. Thus found on the left and right of #e6bfa6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Zombie colors as they work well with Biscuit Beige.
The split-complementary Biscuit Beige palette consists of #a6ade5 and #a6e5de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6cde5). Try Dull Lavender and Morning Glory colors in combination with #e6bfa6, 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 #e6bfa6 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Biscuit Beige. Thus Biloba Flower and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Biscuit Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6bfa6 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Biscuit Beige tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a6cde5) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6e5bf and #e5a6cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #e6bfa6 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Biscuit Beige has a hue angle of 23.44°, a saturation of 56.14% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6bfa6 is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #e6bfa6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(230,191,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.3, 25.1, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(23.44,56.14%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.44,27.83%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.0883,10.2824,17.8256) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.1469,56.8378,43.9825) |