Noble Fir is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #a58c92 |
| Complementary Color | #725a60 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Noble Fir Color. The Mariana Trench color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cordite (#616665) for more calm effect. Try Enchanted Eve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#725a60 is the best complementary color to Noble Fir. Red magenta shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a736d complementary color is Zambezi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #5a7260 and #5a6c72. Thus found on the left and right of #5a736d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finlandia and Nevada colors as they work well with Noble Fir.
The split-complementary Noble Fir palette consists of #72605a and #725a6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#725a60). Try Russett and Falcon colors in combination with #5a736d, 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 #5a736d offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Noble Fir. Thus Crocodile and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Noble Fir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Smoky, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a736d square combo is a palette of warm cyan, mid blue, red magenta and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Noble Fir tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#725a60) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Grove – 120° from the complementary Zambezi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d5a72 and #60725a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a736d is made of 29% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Noble Fir has a hue angle of 165.6°, a saturation of 12.2% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a736d is made of 9.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #5a736d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,115,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 0, 2.35, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(165.6,12.2%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.6,21.74%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3641,-10.4874,0.3039) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1075,15.5393,16.7765) |