Shell Brown Color

#56564b

Shell Brown 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 #a9a9b4
Complementary Color #4b4b55
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.57% (better contrasting with white)
Shell Brown Color Sample
Shell Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #56564b

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Shell Brown Color. The Coastline Trail 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 Lazy Lichen (#6e6e5c) for more energetic effect. Try Spruce Woods as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4b4b55 is the best complementary color to Shell Brown. 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 #56564b complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #55504b and #50554b. Thus found on the left and right of #56564b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Gray Asparagus colors as they work well with Shell Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shell Brown palette consists of #504b55 and #4b5055 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b4b55). Try Gravel and Abbey colors in combination with #56564b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #56564b 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 Shell Brown. Thus Don Juan and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shell Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Nandor, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #56564b square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shell Brown tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4b4b55) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b5555 and #554b4b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #56564b is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Shell Brown has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 6.83% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #56564b is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 66.27% black ink.

HEX #56564b
RGB Decimal rgb(86,86,75)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 0, 4.32, 66.27
HSL hsl(60,6.83%,31.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,12.79%,33.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.2563,-2.2135,6.4118)
XYZ xyz(8.4355,9.142,7.9766)
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