Braintree 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 | #9a9ca4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b5c65 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Braintree Color. The Deep Shadow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bushland Grey (#7f7b73) for more calm effect. Try Rogue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b5c65 is the best complementary color to Braintree. 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 #65635b complementary color is Mid Gray, 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 Ironside Gray are #655e5b and #61655b. Thus found on the left and right of #65635b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Siam colors as they work well with Braintree.
The split-complementary Braintree palette consists of #5e5b65 and #5b6165 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b5c65). Try Scarpa Flow and Shuttle Gray colors in combination with #65635b, 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 #65635b 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 Braintree. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Braintree contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mid Gray, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #65635b 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. Braintree tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5b5c65) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Mid Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b6563 and #655b5c.
In a RGB color space, hex #65635b is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Braintree has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 5.21% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #65635b is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #65635b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,99,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 3.92, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(48,5.21%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48,9.9%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.9159,-0.7923,4.8196) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.717,12.4457,11.6822) |