Rustling Leaves 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 | #9492b1 |
| Complementary Color | #504e6d |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (63.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rustling Leaves Color. The Avocado Pear 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 Oregano (#7f8353) for more energetic effect. Try Osiris as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#504e6d is the best complementary color to Rustling Leaves. 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 #6b6d4e 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 Finch are #6d5f4e and #5b6d4e. Thus found on the left and right of #6b6d4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soya Bean and Axolotl colors as they work well with Rustling Leaves.
The split-complementary Rustling Leaves palette consists of #5f4e6d and #4e5b6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#504e6d). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #6b6d4e, 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 #6b6d4e 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 Rustling Leaves. Thus Eggplant and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rustling Leaves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Como, and Ferra split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b6d4e 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. Rustling Leaves tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#504e6d) 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 #4e6b6d and #6d504e.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b6d4e is made of 36% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Rustling Leaves has a hue angle of 63.87°, a saturation of 16.58% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b6d4e is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #6b6d4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,109,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 37%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 12.16, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(63.87,16.58%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(63.87,28.44%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.0997,-6.36,17.1141) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9072,14.6131,9.3481) |