English Forest 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 | #9f9da9 |
| Complementary Color | #585662 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to English Forest Color. The Gravel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Herb Cornucopia (#6e7357) for more energetic effect. Try Boardman as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#585662 is the best complementary color to English Forest. 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 #606256 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #625e56 and #5a6256. Thus found on the left and right of #606256 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chicago and Siam colors as they work well with English Forest.
The split-complementary English Forest palette consists of #5e5662 and #565962 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#585662). Try Salt Box and Abbey colors in combination with #606256, 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 #606256 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 English Forest. Thus Scorpion and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Forest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Corduroy, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #606256 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. English Forest tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#585662) and two others. The Nevada 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 #566062 and #625856.
In a RGB color space, hex #606256 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode English Forest has a hue angle of 70°, a saturation of 6.52% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #606256 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #606256 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,98,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 4.7, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(70,6.52%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70,12.24%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.0472,-3.1853,6.5642) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8713,11.894,10.5269) |