Midnight Badger is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #a7a69f |
| Complementary Color | #605f58 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (232.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Badger Color. The Twilight Dusk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mountain Haze (#6c6e7e) for more energetic effect. Try Majestic Magic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#605f58 is the best complementary color to Midnight Badger. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #585960 complementary color is Chicago, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scarpa Flow are #585d60 and #5b5860. Thus found on the left and right of #585960 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Midnight Badger.
The split-complementary Midnight Badger palette consists of #5d6058 and #605b58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#605f58). Try Siam and Chicago colors in combination with #585960, 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 #585960 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Midnight Badger. Thus Finlandia and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight Badger contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chicago, Scorpion, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #585960 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Midnight Badger tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#605f58) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Chicago. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #605859 and #58605f.
In a RGB color space, hex #585960 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Badger has a hue angle of 232.5°, a saturation of 4.35% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #585960 is made of 3.14% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #585960 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(88,89,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 2.75, 0, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(232.5,4.35%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(232.5,8.33%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.957,1.1506,-4.1664) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7082,10.064,12.4972) |