Night Mission Color

#5e5c50

Night Mission 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 #a1a3af
Complementary Color #50525e
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.12% (better contrasting with white)
Night Mission Color Sample
Night Mission Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5e5c50

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Night Mission Color. The Pepper Mill color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Conservation (#796e54) for more energetic effect. Try Balsamic Reduction as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#50525e is the best complementary color to Night Mission. 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 #5e5c50 complementary color is Trout, 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 Chicago are #5e5550 and #595e50. Thus found on the left and right of #5e5c50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Siam colors as they work well with Night Mission.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Night Mission palette consists of #54505e and #50595e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#50525e). Try Scarpa Flow and Abbey colors in combination with #5e5c50, 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 #5e5c50 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 Night Mission. Thus Mortar and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Night Mission contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Trout, Nandor, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e5c50 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. Night Mission tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#50525e) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary Trout. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #505e5c and #5e5052.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5e5c50 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Night Mission has a hue angle of 51.43°, a saturation of 8.05% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e5c50 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 63.14% black ink.

HEX #5e5c50
RGB Decimal rgb(94,92,80)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 0.78, 5.49, 63.14
HSL hsl(51.43,8.05%,34.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.43,14.89%,36.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.9211,-1.5455,7.1956)
XYZ xyz(9.8912,10.6132,9.1166)
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