Mouse Tail Color

#727664

Mouse Tail is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #8d899b
Complementary Color #686476
Color Shade: mid yellow (73.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.75% (better contrasting with white)
Mouse Tail Color Sample
Mouse Tail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #727664

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mouse Tail Color. The Olympia Ivy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tuscany Hillside (#7e875f) for more energetic effect. Try Grape Leaves as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#686476 is the best complementary color to Mouse Tail. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #727664 complementary color is Dolphin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Ash are #767164 and #697664. Thus found on the left and right of #727664 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pablo and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Mouse Tail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mouse Tail palette consists of #716476 and #646976 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#686476). Try Salt Box and Shuttle Gray colors in combination with #727664, 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 #727664 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mouse Tail. Thus Old Lavender and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mouse Tail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dolphin, Corduroy, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #727664 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Mouse Tail tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#686476) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sandstone – 120° from the complementary Dolphin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #647276 and #766864.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #727664 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Mouse Tail has a hue angle of 73.33°, a saturation of 8.26% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #727664 is made of 1.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.05% yellow and 53.73% black ink.

HEX #727664
RGB Decimal rgb(114,118,100)
RGB Percentage 34%, 36%, 30%
CMYK 1.56, 0, 7.05, 53.73
HSL hsl(73.33,8.26%,42.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(73.33,15.25%,46.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.8275,-4.9827,9.4109)
XYZ xyz(15.7181,17.4544,14.5972)
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