Saguaro Color

#655f2d

Saguaro is calm, 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 #9aa0d2
Complementary Color #2c3265
Color Shade: warm yellow (53.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.63% (better contrasting with white)
Saguaro Color Sample
Saguaro Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #655f2d

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Saguaro Color. The Pesto 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 Spanish Bistre (#807532) for more energetic effect. Try Mustard Magic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2c3265 is the best complementary color to Saguaro. 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 #655f2d complementary color is Rhino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Costa Del Sol are #65432c and #4e652c. Thus found on the left and right of #655f2d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spice and Woodland colors as they work well with Saguaro.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Saguaro palette consists of #422c65 and #2c4e65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c3265). Try Jacarta and San Juan colors in combination with #655f2d, 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 #655f2d 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 Saguaro. Thus Bossanova and Casal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Saguaro contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rhino, Killarney, and Finn split by 90° on the color wheel. #655f2d square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Saguaro tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2c3265) and two others. The Casal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Buccaneer – 120° from the complementary Rhino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c655f and #652c33.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #655f2d is made of 42% red, 39% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Saguaro has a hue angle of 53.57°, a saturation of 38.36% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #655f2d is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 60.39% black ink.

HEX #655f2d
RGB Decimal rgb(101,95,45)
RGB Percentage 42%, 39%, 19%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 21.96, 60.39
HSL hsl(53.57,38.36%,28.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(53.57,55.45%,39.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.8162,-5.0754,29.1479)
XYZ xyz(9.9327,11.1406,4.1095)
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