Sugar Pine is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #8c8891 |
| Complementary Color | #726e77 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (86.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sugar Pine Color. The Lignum Vitœ Foliage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wild Dove (#8b8c89) for more calm effect. Try Wreath as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#726e77 is the best complementary color to Sugar Pine. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #73776e complementary color is Jumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Ash are #77766e and #6e776e. Thus found on the left and right of #73776e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapa and Xanadu colors as they work well with Sugar Pine.
The split-complementary Sugar Pine palette consists of #766e77 and #6e6e77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#726e77). Try Salt Box and Storm Gray colors in combination with #73776e, 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 #73776e offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sugar Pine. Thus Empress and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sugar Pine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Sirocco, and Dove Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #73776e square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sugar Pine tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#726e77) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapa – 120° from the complementary Jumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e7377 and #77726e.
In a RGB color space, hex #73776e is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sugar Pine has a hue angle of 86.67°, a saturation of 3.93% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73776e is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #73776e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,119,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 3.53, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(86.67,3.93%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(86.67,7.56%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4528,-3.3045,4.4198) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4815,17.9643,17.3506) |