Himalaya is soft, 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 | #95a2e4 |
| Complementary Color | #1a276a |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Himalaya Color. The Yukon Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wood Garlic (#7a7229) for more calm effect. Try Horses Neck as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1a276a is the best complementary color to Himalaya. 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 #6a5d1b complementary color is Lucky Point, 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 Himalaya are #6a351a and #4f6a1a. Thus found on the left and right of #6a5d1b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Metallic Copper and Fern Frond colors as they work well with Himalaya.
The split-complementary Himalaya palette consists of #351a6a and #1a4f6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a276a). Try Meteorite and Blumine colors in combination with #6a5d1b, 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 #6a5d1b 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 Himalaya. Thus Honey Flower and Genoa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Himalaya contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lucky Point, Green Pea, and Tawny Port split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a5d1b 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. Himalaya tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#1a276a) and two others. The Genoa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Plum – 120° from the complementary Lucky Point. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1a6a5d and #6a1a27.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a5d1b is made of 47% red, 41% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Himalaya has a hue angle of 50.13°, a saturation of 59.4% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a5d1b is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a5d1b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,93,27) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 41%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 30.98, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(50.13,59.4%,26.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.13,74.53%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.5333,-2.8848,37.9724) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.056,10.972,2.6247) |