Laurel Garland 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 | #978fa3 |
| Complementary Color | #645c70 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Laurel Garland Color. The Gunsmoke color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Terrain (#708157) for more energetic effect. Try Beetle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#645c70 is the best complementary color to Laurel Garland. 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 #68705c complementary color is Smoky, 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 Willow Grove are #706e5c and #5e705c. Thus found on the left and right of #68705c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kokoda and Cactus colors as they work well with Laurel Garland.
The split-complementary Laurel Garland palette consists of #6e5c70 and #5c5d70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#645c70). Try Salt Box and Comet colors in combination with #68705c, 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 #68705c 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 Laurel Garland. Thus Falcon and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Laurel Garland contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Corduroy, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #68705c 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. Laurel Garland tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#645c70) and two others. The Shuttle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pine Cone – 120° from the complementary Smoky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c6870 and #70645c.
In a RGB color space, hex #68705c is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Laurel Garland has a hue angle of 84°, a saturation of 9.8% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #68705c is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #68705c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,112,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 30% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 7.84, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(84,9.8%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(84,17.86%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.0479,-6.9917,10.1114) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4349,15.3041,12.3711) |