Chickpea 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 | #101820 |
| Complementary Color | #dfe7ef |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.59% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chickpea Color. The Smashed Potatoes 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 Life Is a Peach (#e5cdbe) for more energetic effect. Try Stucco White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dfe7ef is the best complementary color to Chickpea. 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 #efe7df complementary color is Catskill White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn Pink are #efdfdf and #efefdf. Thus found on the left and right of #efe7df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and White Rock colors as they work well with Chickpea.
The split-complementary Chickpea palette consists of #dfdfef and #dfefef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfe7ef). Try Snuff and Catskill White colors in combination with #efe7df, 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 #efe7df 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 Chickpea. Thus Snuff and Harp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chickpea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Catskill White, Willow Brook, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #efe7df 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. Chickpea tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#dfe7ef) and two others. The Harp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Catskill White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfefe7 and #efdfe7.
In a RGB color space, hex #efe7df is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Chickpea has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 90.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efe7df is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efe7df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,231,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 6.28, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(30,33.33%,90.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,6.69%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.0561,1.3401,4.8387) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.4918,80.8303,81.3296) |