Shadows is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, mid red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #949295 |
| Complementary Color | #6c6a6c |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (100° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Shadows Color. The Sedge Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunken Battleship (#51574f) for more energetic effect. Try Less Traveled as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c6a6c is the best complementary color to Shadows. Cool magenta shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b6d6a complementary color is Fedora, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, yellow green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Willow Grove are #6c6c6a and #6a6c6a. Thus found on the left and right of #6b6d6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Dust and Corduroy colors as they work well with Shadows.
The split-complementary Shadows palette consists of #6c6a6c and #6a6a6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c6a6c). Try Fedora and Mid Gray colors in combination with #6b6d6a, 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 #6b6d6a 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 Shadows. Thus Scorpion and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shadows contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fedora, Corduroy, and Dove Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b6d6a square combo is a palette of yellow green, warm cyan, cool magenta and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shadows tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#6c6a6c) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Dust – 120° from the complementary Fedora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a6b6c and #6c6c6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b6d6a is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Shadows has a hue angle of 100°, a saturation of 1.4% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b6d6a is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #6b6d6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,109,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 1.18, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(100,1.4%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(100,2.75%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.7759,-1.38,1.3984) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1336,15.1037,15.8061) |