Waiouru 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 | #b3b1ce |
| Complementary Color | #33304e |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (64.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Waiouru Color. The Amazon Jungle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hellebore (#646944) for more calm effect. Try Eat Your Greens as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#33304e is the best complementary color to Waiouru. 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 #4c4e31 complementary color is Martinique, 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 Verdigris are #4e4130 and #3d4e30. Thus found on the left and right of #4c4e31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Judge Gray and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Waiouru.
The split-complementary Waiouru palette consists of #41304e and #303d4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33304e). Try Martinique and Oxford Blue colors in combination with #4c4e31, 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 #4c4e31 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 Waiouru. Thus Eggplant and Limed Spruce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Waiouru contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martinique, Stromboli, and Congo Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c4e31 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. Waiouru tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#33304e) and two others. The Limed Spruce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rock – 120° from the complementary Martinique. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #304b4e and #4e3330.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c4e31 is made of 37% red, 38% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Waiouru has a hue angle of 64.14°, a saturation of 22.83% and a lightness of 24.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c4e31 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4c4e31 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,78,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 38%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 11.37, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(64.14,22.83%,24.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(64.14,37.18%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.2736,-6.1628,16.9282) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2593,7.207,3.9669) |