Shire Color

#646b59

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

Inverse Color #9b94a6
Complementary Color #5f596a
Color Shade: cool yellow (83.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Shire Color Sample
Shire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #646b59

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Shire Color. The Pendula Garden 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 Cactus Garden (#7b8370) for more calm effect. Try Flax Smoke as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5f596a is the best complementary color to Shire. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #646b59 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #6a6959 and #5a6a59. Thus found on the left and right of #646b59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kokoda and Finlandia colors as they work well with Shire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shire palette consists of #69596a and #595a6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f596a). Try Salt Box and Mid Gray colors in combination with #646b59, 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 #646b59 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 Shire. Thus Scorpion and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Corduroy, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #646b59 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Shire tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#5f596a) and two others. The Shuttle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pine Cone – 120° from the complementary Scarpa Flow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59636a and #6a5f59.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #646b59 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Shire has a hue angle of 83.33°, a saturation of 9.18% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #646b59 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #646b59
RGB Decimal rgb(100,107,89)
RGB Percentage 34%, 36%, 30%
CMYK 2.74, 0, 7.06, 58.04
HSL hsl(83.33,9.18%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(83.33,16.82%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.1554,-6.2722,9.1943)
XYZ xyz(12.3164,13.946,11.4939)
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