Sherwood Forest 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 | #aaa5b3 |
| Complementary Color | #514c59 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (81.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sherwood Forest Color. The Sunday Niqab color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Queen Valley (#6c7068) for more calm effect. Try Lichen Moss as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#514c59 is the best complementary color to Sherwood Forest. 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 #555a4c 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 Siam are #59584c and #4e594c. Thus found on the left and right of #555a4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Gray Asparagus colors as they work well with Sherwood Forest.
The split-complementary Sherwood Forest palette consists of #574c59 and #4c4e59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#514c59). Try Mortar and Trout colors in combination with #555a4c, 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 #555a4c 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 Sherwood Forest. Thus Don Juan and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sherwood Forest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Nandor, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #555a4c 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. Sherwood Forest tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#514c59) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuscous Gray – 120° from the complementary Scarpa Flow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c5559 and #59514c.
In a RGB color space, hex #555a4c is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sherwood Forest has a hue angle of 81.43°, a saturation of 8.43% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #555a4c is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #555a4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,90,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 30% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 5.49, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(81.43,8.43%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(81.43,15.56%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.4181,-4.8543,7.4234) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.707,9.7654,8.2635) |