Double Duty 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 | #9797a7 |
| Complementary Color | #585867 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° 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 Double Duty Color. The Bridge Troll Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Iron Mountain (#757574) for more calm effect. Try Ruskin Bronze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#585867 is the best complementary color to Double Duty. 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 #686858 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kokoda are #676058 and #606758. Thus found on the left and right of #686858 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Cone and Siam colors as they work well with Double Duty.
The split-complementary Double Duty palette consists of #605867 and #586067 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#585867). Try Salt Box and Shuttle Gray colors in combination with #686858, 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 #686858 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 Double Duty. Thus Old Lavender and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Double Duty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #686858 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, 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. Double Duty tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#585867) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Scarpa Flow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #586767 and #675858.
In a RGB color space, hex #686858 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Double Duty has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #686858 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #686858 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,104,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 6.27, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(60,8.33%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,15.38%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.578,-3.0714,9.031) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4207,13.5483,11.193) |