Old Army Helmet Color

#616652

Old Army Helmet is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or cool cyan

Inverse Color #9e99ad
Complementary Color #575266
Color Shade: mid yellow (75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Old Army Helmet Color Sample
Old Army Helmet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #616652

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Army Helmet Color. The Pine Garland color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Moss Covered (#7a7e66) for more calm effect. Try Variegated Frond as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#575266 is the best complementary color to Old Army Helmet. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #616652 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #666152 and #576652. Thus found on the left and right of #616652 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soya Bean and Cactus colors as they work well with Old Army Helmet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Army Helmet palette consists of #615266 and #525666 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#575266). Try Salt Box and Trout colors in combination with #616652, 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 #616652 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 Old Army Helmet. Thus Don Juan and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Army Helmet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Corduroy, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #616652 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Old Army Helmet tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#575266) 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 #526166 and #665752.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #616652 is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Old Army Helmet has a hue angle of 75°, a saturation of 10.87% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #616652 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #616652
RGB Decimal rgb(97,102,82)
RGB Percentage 35%, 36%, 29%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 7.84, 60
HSL hsl(75,10.87%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(75,19.61%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.2362,-5.8579,10.6726)
XYZ xyz(11.2041,12.6533,9.8345)
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