Mined Coal is pale, 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 | #93949a |
Complementary Color | #65656c |
Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.43° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mined Coal Color. The Smoky Forest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mendocino Hills (#837a64) for more energetic effect. Try Tangle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#65656c is the best complementary color to Mined Coal. 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 #6c6b65 complementary color is Mid Gray, 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 Ironside Gray are #6c6765 and #696c65. Thus found on the left and right of #6c6b65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dove Gray and Storm Dust colors as they work well with Mined Coal.
The split-complementary Mined Coal palette consists of #67656c and #65696c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#65656c). Try Mid Gray and Nevada colors in combination with #6c6b65, 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 #6c6b65 offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mined Coal. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mined Coal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mid Gray, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c6b65 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. Mined Coal tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#65656c) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dove Gray – 120° from the complementary Mid Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #656c6b and #6c6565.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c6b65 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mined Coal has a hue angle of 51.43°, a saturation of 3.35% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c6b65 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
HEX | #6c6b65 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(108,107,101) |
RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
CMYK | 0, 0.39, 2.74, 57.65 |
HSL | hsl(51.43,3.35%,40.98%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.43,6.48%,42.35%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(45.1415,-0.8031,3.4917) |
XYZ | xyz(13.791,14.6431,14.4115) |