Armadillo Color

#484a46

Armadillo is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #b7b5b9
Complementary Color #484649
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Armadillo Color Sample
Armadillo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #484a46

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Armadillo Color. The Green McQuarrie color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pewter Green (#5e6259) for more energetic effect. Try Albert Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#484649 is the best complementary color to Armadillo. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #484a46 complementary color is Gravel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, yellow green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lunar Green are #494946 and #464946. Thus found on the left and right of #484a46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Lunar Green colors as they work well with Armadillo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Armadillo palette consists of #494649 and #464649 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#484649). Try Tundora and Abbey colors in combination with #484a46, 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 #484a46 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Armadillo. Thus Tundora and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Armadillo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gravel, Cape Cod, and Tundora split by 90° on the color wheel. #484a46 square combo is a palette of yellow green, warm cyan, violet and mid red 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. Armadillo tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#484649) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuscous Gray – 120° from the complementary Gravel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #464749 and #494846.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #484a46 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Armadillo has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 2.78% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #484a46 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 70.98% black ink.

HEX #484a46
RGB Decimal rgb(72,74,70)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 1.57, 70.98
HSL hsl(90,2.78%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,5.41%,29.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.1549,-1.6906,2.0967)
XYZ xyz(6.2268,6.7175,6.7628)
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