Iwai Brown Color

#6b6f59

Iwai Brown 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 #9490a6
Complementary Color #5d596f
Color Shade: mid yellow (70.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.22% (better contrasting with white)
Iwai Brown Color Sample
Iwai Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6b6f59

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Iwai Brown Color. The Chicago color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Beetle (#55584c) for more calm effect. Try Freshwater Marsh as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5d596f is the best complementary color to Iwai Brown. 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 #6b6f59 complementary color is Smoky, 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 Siam are #6f6859 and #606f59. Thus found on the left and right of #6b6f59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coffee and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Iwai Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Iwai Brown palette consists of #67596f and #59606f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d596f). Try Salt Box and Shuttle Gray colors in combination with #6b6f59, 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 #6b6f59 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 Iwai Brown. Thus Old Lavender and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Iwai Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Corduroy, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b6f59 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid 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. Iwai Brown tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5d596f) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dorado – 120° from the complementary Smoky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #596b6f and #6f5d59.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6b6f59 is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Iwai Brown has a hue angle of 70.91°, a saturation of 11% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b6f59 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 56.47% black ink.

HEX #6b6f59
RGB Decimal rgb(107,111,89)
RGB Percentage 35%, 36%, 29%
CMYK 1.57, 0, 8.63, 56.47
HSL hsl(70.91,11%,39.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(70.91,19.82%,43.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.9286,-5.7287,11.7605)
XYZ xyz(13.551,15.2159,11.6739)
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