Austere 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 | #8d97b7 |
| Complementary Color | #485172 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Austere Color. The Walnut Hull color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tǔ Hēi Black (#574d35) for more energetic effect. Try Beech as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#485172 is the best complementary color to Austere. 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 #726848 complementary color is Fiord, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Go Ben are #725248 and #677248. Thus found on the left and right of #726848 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Dingley colors as they work well with Austere.
The split-complementary Austere palette consists of #524872 and #486772 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#485172). Try Mulled Wine and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #726848, 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 #726848 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 Austere. Thus Mulled Wine and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Austere contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Como, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #726848 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid 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. Austere tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#485172) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #487268 and #724851.
In a RGB color space, hex #726848 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Austere has a hue angle of 45.71°, a saturation of 22.58% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #726848 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #726848 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,104,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.93, 16.47, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(45.71,22.58%,36.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.71,36.84%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.1553,-1.2826,19.4824) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0594,13.9459,8.1344) |