Forest Floor is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #aaaebd |
| Complementary Color | #424655 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Forest Floor Color. The Covered Wagon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mysterious Moss (#6f6a52) for more energetic effect. Try Spruce Woods as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#424655 is the best complementary color to Forest Floor. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #555142 complementary color is Mako, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuscous Gray are #554742 and #4f5542. Thus found on the left and right of #555142 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Kelp colors as they work well with Forest Floor.
The split-complementary Forest Floor palette consists of #474255 and #424f55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424655). Try Gun Powder and River Bed colors in combination with #555142, 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 #555142 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Forest Floor. Thus Mortar and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Forest Floor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mako, Gray Asparagus, and Matterhorn split by 90° on the color wheel. #555142 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Forest Floor tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#424655) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Mako. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #425551 and #554246.
In a RGB color space, hex #555142 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Forest Floor has a hue angle of 47.37°, a saturation of 12.58% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #555142 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #555142 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,81,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 7.45, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(47.37,12.58%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.37,22.35%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.4154,-1.2209,9.427) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6721,8.2095,6.3345) |