African Queen 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 | #9ba1bd |
| Complementary Color | #424764 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to African Queen Color. The Fern Shade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cabbage Green (#807553) for more energetic effect. Try Outrigger as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#424764 is the best complementary color to African Queen. 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 #645e42 complementary color is Fiord, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemlock are #644d42 and #596442. Thus found on the left and right of #645e42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Finch colors as they work well with African Queen.
The split-complementary African Queen palette consists of #4d4264 and #425964 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424764). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #645e42, 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 #645e42 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 African Queen. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of African Queen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Mineral Green, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #645e42 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. African Queen tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#424764) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42645e and #644247.
In a RGB color space, hex #645e42 is made of 38% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode African Queen has a hue angle of 49.41°, a saturation of 20.48% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #645e42 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 60.78% black ink.
| HEX | #645e42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,94,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 13.34, 60.78 |
| HSL | hsl(49.41,20.48%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.41,34%,39.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.7619,-2.4245,16.9529) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2416,11.1081,6.7585) |