Lazy Lichen 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 | #9191a3 |
| Complementary Color | #5c5c6e |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lazy Lichen Color. The Medieval Cobblestone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Taffeta Sheen (#81825f) for more energetic effect. Try Grasshopper Wing as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5c5c6e is the best complementary color to Lazy Lichen. 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 #6e6e5c 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 yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kokoda are #6e655c and #656e5c. Thus found on the left and right of #6e6e5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flint and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Lazy Lichen.
The split-complementary Lazy Lichen palette consists of #655c6e and #5c656e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c5c6e). Try Salt Box and Shuttle Gray colors in combination with #6e6e5c, 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 #6e6e5c offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lazy Lichen. Thus Old Lavender and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lazy Lichen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mid Gray, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e6e5c 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. Lazy Lichen tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5c5c6e) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dorado – 120° from the complementary Mid Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c6e6e and #6e5c5c.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e6e5c is made of 35% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Lazy Lichen has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 8.91% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e6e5c is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #6e6e5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,110,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 7.06, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(60,8.91%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,16.36%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.9606,-3.4029,10.0626) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9381,15.2396,12.3321) |