Sensai Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #b6b5be |
| Complementary Color | #42414a |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sensai Brown Color. The Fig Tree 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 soft alternative called Asphalt Grey (#5e5e5d) for more calm effect. Try Tree of Life as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#42414a is the best complementary color to Sensai Brown. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #494a41 complementary color is Ship Gray, 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 Fuscous Gray are #4a4641 and #444a41. Thus found on the left and right of #494a41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Merlin and Lunar Green colors as they work well with Sensai Brown.
The split-complementary Sensai Brown palette consists of #46414a and #41444a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42414a). Try Ship Gray and Mako colors in combination with #494a41, 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 #494a41 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 Sensai Brown. Thus Tundora and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sensai Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Gray, Cape Cod, and Tundora split by 90° on the color wheel. #494a41 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid 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. Sensai Brown tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#42414a) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Ship Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41494a and #4a4241.
In a RGB color space, hex #494a41 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sensai Brown has a hue angle of 66.67°, a saturation of 6.47% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #494a41 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #494a41 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,74,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 3.53, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(66.67,6.47%,27.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66.67,12.16%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.1038,-2.2961,5.2363) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1506,6.6957,5.9693) |