Base Camp is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #a8a3c5 |
| Complementary Color | #3e3a5c |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (68.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Base Camp Color. The Country House Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Relentless Olive (#71713e) for more energetic effect. Try Secret Meadow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e3a5c is the best complementary color to Base Camp. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #575c3a complementary color is Martinique, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemlock are #5c503a and #465c3a. Thus found on the left and right of #575c3a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Base Camp.
The split-complementary Base Camp palette consists of #503a5c and #3a465c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e3a5c). Try Voodoo and Oxford Blue colors in combination with #575c3a, 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 #575c3a offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Base Camp. Thus Eggplant and Limed Spruce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Base Camp contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martinique, Mineral Green, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #575c3a square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Base Camp tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3e3a5c) and two others. The Limed Spruce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Congo Brown – 120° from the complementary Martinique. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a565c and #5c3f3a.
In a RGB color space, hex #575c3a is made of 37% red, 39% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Base Camp has a hue angle of 68.82°, a saturation of 22.67% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #575c3a is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #575c3a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,92,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 39%, 24% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 13.33, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(68.82,22.67%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(68.82,36.96%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.8173,-8.1885,18.9404) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5213,9.986,5.4814) |