Beetle is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #aaa7b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4e4b58 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Beetle Color. The Sea Fern color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Iwai Brown (#6b6f59) for more energetic effect. Try Laurel Garland as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e4b58 is the best complementary color to Beetle. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #55584c complementary color is Scarpa Flow, 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 Fuscous Gray are #58554b and #4e584b. Thus found on the left and right of #55584c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Gray Asparagus colors as they work well with Beetle.
The split-complementary Beetle palette consists of #554b58 and #4b4e58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e4b58). Try Mortar and Trout colors in combination with #55584c, 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 #55584c 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 Beetle. Thus Don Juan and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beetle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Nandor, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #55584c square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, mid 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. Beetle tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#4e4b58) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Scarpa Flow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b5458 and #584e4b.
In a RGB color space, hex #55584c is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Beetle has a hue angle of 75°, a saturation of 7.32% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55584c is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 65.49% black ink.
| HEX | #55584c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,88,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 4.71, 65.49 |
| HSL | hsl(75,7.32%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75,13.64%,34.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.8041,-3.6532,6.5547) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5405,9.4325,8.208) |