Heavy Metal is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #b9b8c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e3e47 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Metal Color. The Stump Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fresh Basil (#5c5f4b) for more energetic effect. Try English Forest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e3e47 is the best complementary color to Heavy Metal. Cool blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #46473e complementary color is Tuna, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kelp are #47433e and #41473e. Thus found on the left and right of #46473e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Merlin and Lunar Green colors as they work well with Heavy Metal.
The split-complementary Heavy Metal palette consists of #433e47 and #3e4147 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e3e47). Try Ship Gray and Mako colors in combination with #46473e, 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 #46473e offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heavy Metal. Thus Tundora and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuna, Cape Cod, and Tundora split by 90° on the color wheel. #46473e square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heavy Metal tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3e3e47) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Masala – 120° from the complementary Tuna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e4647 and #473f3e.
In a RGB color space, hex #46473e is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Metal has a hue angle of 66.67°, a saturation of 6.77% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #46473e is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 72.16% black ink.
| HEX | #46473e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,71,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 3.53, 72.16 |
| HSL | hsl(66.67,6.77%,26.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66.67,12.68%,27.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.8036,-2.3091,5.2736) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6485,6.1564,5.448) |