Black Powder Color

#34342c

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

Inverse Color #cbcbd3
Complementary Color #2c2c33
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 18.82% (better contrasting with white)
Black Powder Color Sample
Black Powder Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #34342c

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Powder Color. The Medium Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sensai Brown (#494a41) for more calm effect. Try Natural Pumice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2c2c33 is the best complementary color to Black Powder. 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 #34342c complementary color is Shark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Armadillo are #33302c and #30332c. Thus found on the left and right of #34342c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dune and Heavy Metal colors as they work well with Black Powder.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Powder palette consists of #302c33 and #2c3033 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c2c33). Try Baltic Sea and Shark colors in combination with #34342c, 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 #34342c 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 Black Powder. Thus Thunder and Outer Space giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Powder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shark, Outer Space, and Thunder split by 90° on the color wheel. #34342c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, 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. Black Powder tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2c2c33) and two others. The Outer Space is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mine Shaft – 120° from the complementary Shark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c3333 and #332c2c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #34342c is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Black Powder has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 18.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #34342c is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 79.61% black ink.

HEX #34342c
RGB Decimal rgb(52,52,44)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 0, 3.14, 79.61
HSL hsl(60,8.33%,18.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,15.38%,20.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.4608,-1.7387,5.0693)
XYZ xyz(3.0988,3.3679,2.8696)
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