Black Locust is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, mid red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #9b989c |
| Complementary Color | #666367 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (105° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Locust Color. The Lakeside Pine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Medium Grey (#7d7f7c) for more calm effect. Try Remote Control as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#666367 is the best complementary color to Black Locust. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #646763 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, warm green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Willow Grove are #666763 and #636764. Thus found on the left and right of #646763 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Dust and Corduroy colors as they work well with Black Locust.
The split-complementary Black Locust palette consists of #676366 and #646367 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#666367). Try Scorpion and Mid Gray colors in combination with #646763, 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 #646763 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Locust. Thus Scorpion and Mid Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Locust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Nevada, and Dove Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #646763 square combo is a palette of warm green, mid cyan, cool magenta and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Locust tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#666367) and two others. The Mid Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ironside Gray – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #636467 and #676663.
In a RGB color space, hex #646763 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Black Locust has a hue angle of 105°, a saturation of 1.98% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #646763 is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 59.61% black ink.
| HEX | #646763 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,103,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0, 1.57, 59.61 |
| HSL | hsl(105,1.98%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(105,3.88%,40.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.2277,-1.9895,1.8434) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3579,13.3107,13.7223) |