Beige Color

#e6daa6

Beige is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #192559
Complementary Color #a6b2e5
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with black)
Beige Color Sample
Beige Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6daa6

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Beige Color. The Champagne Burst color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Autumn Glow (#e5c382) for more energetic effect. Try Brown Rice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a6b2e5 is the best complementary color to Beige. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6daa6 complementary color is Dull Lavender, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zombie are #e5baa6 and #d2e5a6. Thus found on the left and right of #e6daa6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cashmere and Caper colors as they work well with Beige.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Beige palette consists of #baa6e5 and #a6d1e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6b2e5). Try Dull Lavender and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #e6daa6, 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 #e6daa6 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Beige. Thus Light Wisteria and Morning Glory giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dull Lavender, Chinook, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6daa6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta 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. Beige tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a6b2e5) and two others. The Morning Glory is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shilo – 120° from the complementary Dull Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6e5da and #e5a6b2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6daa6 is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Beige has a hue angle of 48.75°, a saturation of 56.14% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6daa6 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6daa6
RGB Decimal rgb(230,218,166)
RGB Percentage 37%, 36%, 27%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 25.1, 9.8
HSL hsl(48.75,56.14%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.75,27.83%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.8588,-3.7751,27.1316)
XYZ xyz(64.5875,69.719,46.1294)
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