Fossilized Leaf 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 | #8a95bc |
| Complementary Color | #424d75 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fossilized Leaf Color. The Syndicate Camouflage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Antique Penny (#957747) for more energetic effect. Try Crossbow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#424d75 is the best complementary color to Fossilized Leaf. 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 #756a43 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 Tobacco Brown are #755142 and #677542. Thus found on the left and right of #756a43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tobacco Brown and Dingley colors as they work well with Fossilized Leaf.
The split-complementary Fossilized Leaf palette consists of #504275 and #426675 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424d75). Try East Bay and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #756a43, 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 #756a43 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 Fossilized Leaf. Thus Affair and Faded Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fossilized Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Killarney, and Cosmic split by 90° on the color wheel. #756a43 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. Fossilized Leaf tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#424d75) and two others. The Faded Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42756a and #75424d.
In a RGB color space, hex #756a43 is made of 40% red, 37% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Fossilized Leaf has a hue angle of 46.8°, a saturation of 27.17% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #756a43 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #756a43 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(117,106,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 37%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 19.61, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(46.8,27.17%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.8,42.74%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.9349,-1.7529,23.4554) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5033,14.4952,7.3963) |