Gulf Weed is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #9791bc |
| Complementary Color | #49426e |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (68.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gulf Weed Color. The Iguana color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Taffeta Sheen (#81825f) for more calm effect. Try Spinach Souffle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#49426e is the best complementary color to Gulf Weed. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #686e43 complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemlock are #6e5e42 and #526e42. Thus found on the left and right of #686e43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tobacco Brown and Chalet Green colors as they work well with Gulf Weed.
The split-complementary Gulf Weed palette consists of #5e426e and #42526e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49426e). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #686e43, 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 #686e43 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gulf Weed. Thus Eggplant and William giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gulf Weed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Mineral Green, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #686e43 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gulf Weed tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#49426e) and two others. The William is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kabul – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42676e and #6e4942.
In a RGB color space, hex #686e43 is made of 37% red, 39% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Gulf Weed has a hue angle of 68.37°, a saturation of 24.29% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #686e43 is made of 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #686e43 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,110,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 39%, 24% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 0, 16.87, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(68.37,24.29%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(68.37,39.09%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.9418,-9.7884,23.2309) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.298,14.5002,7.4608) |