Kalamata Color

#5f5b4c

Kalamata 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 #a0a4b3
Complementary Color #4c505f
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.37° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.53% (better contrasting with white)
Kalamata Color Sample
Kalamata Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f5b4c

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Kalamata Color. The Andiron color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Backcountry (#7c725f) for more energetic effect. Try Positively Palm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4c505f is the best complementary color to Kalamata. 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 #5f5b4c 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 Soya Bean are #5f514c and #595f4c. Thus found on the left and right of #5f5b4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Siam colors as they work well with Kalamata.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kalamata palette consists of #514c5f and #4c595f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c505f). Try Scarpa Flow and River Bed colors in combination with #5f5b4c, 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 #5f5b4c 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 Kalamata. Thus Mortar and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kalamata contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Trout, Nandor, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f5b4c 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. Kalamata tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4c505f) 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 #4c5f5b and #5f4c50.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f5b4c is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Kalamata has a hue angle of 47.37°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f5b4c is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #5f5b4c
RGB Decimal rgb(95,91,76)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 1.56, 7.45, 62.75
HSL hsl(47.37,11.11%,33.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.37,20%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.6154,-1.2327,9.2361)
XYZ xyz(9.7649,10.4369,8.3373)
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