Egyptian Nile is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #8f88a3 |
| Complementary Color | #625b77 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (75.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Egyptian Nile Color. The Coal Miner color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tree of Life (#595d45) for more energetic effect. Try Almond Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#625b77 is the best complementary color to Egyptian Nile. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #70775c complementary color is Smoky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Ash are #77705b and #62775b. Thus found on the left and right of #70775c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crocodile and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Egyptian Nile.
The split-complementary Egyptian Nile palette consists of #705b77 and #5b6277 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#625b77). Try Salt Box and Comet colors in combination with #70775c, 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 #70775c offers a combination of mid magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Egyptian Nile. Thus Falcon and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Egyptian Nile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Cutty Sark, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #70775c square combo is a palette of cool 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. Egyptian Nile tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#625b77) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Russett – 120° from the complementary Smoky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b6f77 and #77635b.
In a RGB color space, hex #70775c is made of 35% red, 37% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Egyptian Nile has a hue angle of 75.56°, a saturation of 12.8% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #70775c is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #70775c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,119,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 37%, 28% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0, 10.59, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(75.56,12.8%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75.56,22.69%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.7739,-7.7373,14.0009) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2107,17.4111,12.6842) |