Flint Color

#716e61

Flint 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 #8e919e
Complementary Color #616371
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.18% (better contrasting with white)
Flint Color Sample
Flint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #716e61

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Flint Color. The Roller Coaster 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 Meadow Trail (#8d8168) for more energetic effect. Try Sturgis Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#616371 is the best complementary color to Flint. 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 #716e61 complementary color is Mid Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flint are #716661 and #6b7161. Thus found on the left and right of #716e61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandstone and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Flint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flint palette consists of #656171 and #616b71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#616371). Try Dolphin and Nevada colors in combination with #716e61, 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 #716e61 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 Flint. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mid Gray, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #716e61 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Flint tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#616371) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Mid Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61716e and #716163.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #716e61 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Flint has a hue angle of 48.75°, a saturation of 7.62% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #716e61 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 55.69% black ink.

HEX #716e61
RGB Decimal rgb(113,110,97)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 1.17, 6.27, 55.69
HSL hsl(48.75,7.62%,41.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.75,14.16%,44.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.3459,-1.2993,7.6669)
XYZ xyz(14.5437,15.5256,13.5395)
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