Hidden Passage is calm, 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 | #c3cffa |
| Complementary Color | #04113c |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 12.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hidden Passage Color. The Scorzonera Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Violin Brown (#674403) for more energetic effect. Try Olive Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#04113c is the best complementary color to Hidden Passage. 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 #3c3005 complementary color is Deep Cove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dark Ebony are #3c1404 and #2c3c04. Thus found on the left and right of #3c3005 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dark Ebony and Madras colors as they work well with Hidden Passage.
The split-complementary Hidden Passage palette consists of #14043c and #042c3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#04113c). Try Black Rock and Blue Whale colors in combination with #3c3005, 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 #3c3005 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 Hidden Passage. Thus Tolopea and Zuccini giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hidden Passage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Cove, Zuccini, and Jacaranda split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c3005 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hidden Passage tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#04113c) and two others. The Zuccini is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Burnt Maroon – 120° from the complementary Deep Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #043c30 and #3c0410.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c3005 is made of 53% red, 42% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Hidden Passage has a hue angle of 46.91°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 12.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c3005 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 76.47% black ink.
| HEX | #3c3005 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,48,5) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 42%, 4% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 21.57, 76.47 |
| HSL | hsl(46.91,84.62%,12.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.91,91.67%,23.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.3832,0.2692,26.7934) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.9478,3.0855,0.5838) |