Armored Steel Color

#747769

Armored Steel 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 #8b8896
Complementary Color #6c6977
Color Shade: mid yellow (72.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.92% (better contrasting with white)
Armored Steel Color Sample
Armored Steel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #747769

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Armored Steel Color. The Heavy Rain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stump Green (#5e5f4d) for more energetic effect. Try Old Botanical Garden as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6c6977 is the best complementary color to Armored Steel. 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 #747769 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 #777369 and #6d7769. Thus found on the left and right of #747769 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pablo and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Armored Steel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Armored Steel palette consists of #736977 and #696d77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c6977). Try Salt Box and Nevada colors in combination with #747769, 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 #747769 offers a combination of warm magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Armored Steel. Thus Fedora and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Armored Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dolphin, Corduroy, and Spicy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #747769 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. Armored Steel tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6c6977) 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 #697477 and #776c69.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #747769 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Armored Steel has a hue angle of 72.86°, a saturation of 6.25% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #747769 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #747769
RGB Decimal rgb(116,119,105)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 1.18, 0, 5.49, 53.33
HSL hsl(72.86,6.25%,43.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(72.86,11.76%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.4069,-3.8559,7.3119)
XYZ xyz(16.3491,17.9266,15.9631)
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