Sweet Tooth is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #a09daa |
| Complementary Color | #585562 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (73.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Tooth Color. The Dark Sage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ripe Olive (#44483d) for more energetic effect. Try Egyptian Nile as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#585562 is the best complementary color to Sweet Tooth. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f6255 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #625e55 and #586255. Thus found on the left and right of #5f6255 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chicago and Finlandia colors as they work well with Sweet Tooth.
The split-complementary Sweet Tooth palette consists of #5e5562 and #555862 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#585562). Try Salt Box and Trout colors in combination with #5f6255, 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 #5f6255 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sweet Tooth. Thus Scorpion and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Tooth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Corduroy, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f6255 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid 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. Sweet Tooth tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#585562) 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 #555f62 and #625855.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f6255 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Tooth has a hue angle of 73.85°, a saturation of 7.1% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f6255 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #5f6255 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,98,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 5.1, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(73.85,7.1%,35.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(73.85,13.27%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.9352,-3.7833,7.0022) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7267,11.8241,10.3113) |