Nature's Gate 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 | #99959f |
| Complementary Color | #64606a |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Nature's Gate Color. The Aceituna Picante 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 saturated alternative called Lignum Vitœ Foliage (#67765b) for more energetic effect. Try Shade-Grown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#64606a is the best complementary color to Nature's Gate. 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 #666a60 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #6a6960 and #616a60. Thus found on the left and right of #666a60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ironside Gray and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Nature's Gate.
The split-complementary Nature's Gate palette consists of #69606a and #60616a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#64606a). Try Salt Box and Mid Gray colors in combination with #666a60, 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 #666a60 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 Nature's Gate. Thus Scorpion and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nature's Gate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #666a60 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nature's Gate tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#64606a) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flint – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60666a and #6a6460.
In a RGB color space, hex #666a60 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Nature's Gate has a hue angle of 84°, a saturation of 4.95% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #666a60 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #666a60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,106,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 3.92, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(84,4.95%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(84,9.43%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.2005,-3.5661,5.0787) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7448,13.9774,13.0925) |