Shallot Leaf is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #afa3c5 |
| Complementary Color | #463a5c |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (81.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Shallot Leaf Color. The French Tarragon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lichen Moss (#697056) for more calm effect. Try Dill Pickle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#463a5c is the best complementary color to Shallot Leaf. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #505c3a complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemlock are #5c573a and #3f5c3a. Thus found on the left and right of #505c3a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemlock and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Shallot Leaf.
The split-complementary Shallot Leaf palette consists of #563a5c and #3a3e5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#463a5c). Try Voodoo and Oxford Blue colors in combination with #505c3a, 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 #505c3a offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shallot Leaf. Thus Eggplant and Oxford Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shallot Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Mineral Green, and Congo Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #505c3a square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shallot Leaf tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#463a5c) and two others. The Oxford Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kabul – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a505c and #5c463a.
In a RGB color space, hex #505c3a is made of 35% red, 40% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Shallot Leaf has a hue angle of 81.18°, a saturation of 22.67% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #505c3a is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #505c3a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,92,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 40%, 25% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 0, 13.33, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(81.18,22.67%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(81.18,36.96%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.2348,-11.2626,18.0671) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8991,9.6653,5.4522) |