Trough Shell 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 | #8d92bf |
| Complementary Color | #404471 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Trough Shell Color. The Frog's Legs color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bronze Icon (#585538) for more calm effect. Try Syndicate Camouflage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#404471 is the best complementary color to Trough Shell. 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 #726d40 complementary color is East Bay, 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 Yellow Metal are #715340 and #5d7140. Thus found on the left and right of #726d40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tobacco Brown and Chalet Green colors as they work well with Trough Shell.
The split-complementary Trough Shell palette consists of #534071 and #405d71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#404471). Try Mulled Wine and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #726d40, 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 #726d40 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 Trough Shell. Thus Voodoo and Faded Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Trough Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Killarney, and Cosmic split by 90° on the color wheel. #726d40 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. Trough Shell tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#404471) and two others. The Faded Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Congo Brown – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40716d and #714045.
In a RGB color space, hex #726d40 is made of 40% red, 38% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Trough Shell has a hue angle of 54°, a saturation of 28.09% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #726d40 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #726d40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,109,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 38%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 19.61, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(54,28.09%,34.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54,43.86%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.4761,-5.1835,25.7936) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3335,14.8849,7.0208) |