Hemlock 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 | #9697b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b4c68 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hemlock Color. The Thatch Green 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 Rolling Hills (#7c7e6a) for more calm effect. Try Wild Ginseng as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b4c68 is the best complementary color to Hemlock. 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 #69684b complementary color is Mulled Wine, 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 Finch are #68594b and #5a684b. Thus found on the left and right of #69684b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soya Bean and Finch colors as they work well with Hemlock.
The split-complementary Hemlock palette consists of #584b68 and #4b5a68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b4c68). Try Mulled Wine and River Bed colors in combination with #69684b, 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 #69684b 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 Hemlock. Thus Salt Box and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hemlock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Nandor, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #69684b 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. Hemlock tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4b4c68) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b6867 and #684b4b.
In a RGB color space, hex #69684b is made of 37% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Hemlock has a hue angle of 58°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #69684b is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #69684b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,104,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 37%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 11.77, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(58,16.67%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58,28.57%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.3774,-4.7842,16.5291) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.046,13.4119,8.6105) |