Black Forest is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #a19cab |
| Complementary Color | #595463 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Forest Color. The Ripe Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Parkview (#46483e) for more calm effect. Try Aceituna Picante as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#595463 is the best complementary color to Black Forest. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e6354 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #636054 and #566354. Thus found on the left and right of #5e6354 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chicago and Finlandia colors as they work well with Black Forest.
The split-complementary Black Forest palette consists of #605463 and #545663 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#595463). Try Salt Box and Scarpa Flow colors in combination with #5e6354, 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 #5e6354 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Forest. Thus Don Juan and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Forest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Corduroy, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e6354 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Forest tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#595463) and two others. The Shuttle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dorado – 120° from the complementary Scarpa Flow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #545d63 and #635954.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e6354 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Black Forest has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 8.2% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e6354 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 61.18% black ink.
| HEX | #5e6354 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,99,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 30% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 5.88, 61.18 |
| HSL | hsl(80,8.2%,35.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,15.15%,38.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.1261,-4.971,7.8686) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6782,11.9435,10.13) |