Magic Metal Color

#3f3925

Magic Metal 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 #c0c6da
Complementary Color #252b3f
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 19.61% (better contrasting with white)
Magic Metal Color Sample
Magic Metal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3f3925

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Magic Metal Color. The Avocado Pear 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 Marsh (#5c5337) for more calm effect. Try Batu Cave as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#252b3f is the best complementary color to Magic Metal. 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 #3f3925 complementary color is Ebony Clay, 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 Birch are #3f2c25 and #373f25. Thus found on the left and right of #3f3925 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching English Walnut and Rangitoto colors as they work well with Magic Metal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Magic Metal palette consists of #2c253f and #25373f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#252b3f). Try Steel Gray and Ebony Clay colors in combination with #3f3925, 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 #3f3925 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 Magic Metal. Thus Bleached Cedar and Plantation giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Magic Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebony Clay, Everglade, and Livid Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f3925 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. Magic Metal tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#252b3f) and two others. The Plantation is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crater Brown – 120° from the complementary Ebony Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #253f39 and #3f252a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3f3925 is made of 40% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Magic Metal has a hue angle of 46.15°, a saturation of 26% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f3925 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 75.29% black ink.

HEX #3f3925
RGB Decimal rgb(63,57,37)
RGB Percentage 40%, 36%, 24%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 10.2, 75.29
HSL hsl(46.15,26%,19.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.15,41.27%,24.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(24.0532,-0.9723,13.4355)
XYZ xyz(3.847,4.1166,2.3421)
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