Iron-ic Color

#6a6b67

Iron-ic is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, red magenta or cool cyan

Inverse Color #959498
Complementary Color #68676a
Color Shade: mid yellow (75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.18% (better contrasting with white)
Iron-ic Color Sample
Iron-ic Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a6b67

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Iron-ic Color. The Sherwood Forest color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wild Pigeon (#767c6b) for more energetic effect. Try Almond Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#68676a is the best complementary color to Iron-ic. Warm blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a6b67 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Storm Dust are #6a6967 and #686a67. Thus found on the left and right of #6a6b67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ironside Gray and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Iron-ic.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Iron-ic palette consists of #69676a and #67686a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#68676a). Try Salt Box and Shuttle Gray colors in combination with #6a6b67, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6a6b67 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 Iron-ic. Thus Scorpion and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Iron-ic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a6b67 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, warm blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Iron-ic tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#68676a) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dove Gray – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67696a and #6a6867.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a6b67 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Iron-ic has a hue angle of 75°, a saturation of 1.9% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a6b67 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #6a6b67
RGB Decimal rgb(106,107,103)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 1.57, 58.04
HSL hsl(75,1.9%,41.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(75,3.74%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.0239,-1.1966,2.0978)
XYZ xyz(13.6497,14.5588,14.9227)
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