Viking Castle Color

#757266

Viking Castle 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 #8a8d99
Complementary Color #666975
Color Shade: warm yellow (48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.94% (better contrasting with white)
Viking Castle Color Sample
Viking Castle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #757266

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Viking Castle Color. The Bandicoot 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 Ceramic Pot (#908268) for more energetic effect. Try Mirrored Willow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#666975 is the best complementary color to Viking Castle. 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 #757266 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pablo are #756a66 and #707566. Thus found on the left and right of #757266 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandstone and Limed Ash colors as they work well with Viking Castle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Viking Castle palette consists of #6a6675 and #667075 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#666975). Try Dolphin and Nevada colors in combination with #757266, 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 #757266 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 Viking Castle. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Viking Castle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Corduroy, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #757266 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Viking Castle tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#666975) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #667572 and #756669.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #757266 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Viking Castle has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 6.85% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #757266 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 54.12% black ink.

HEX #757266
RGB Decimal rgb(117,114,102)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.17, 5.88, 54.12
HSL hsl(48,6.85%,42.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48,12.82%,45.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.9763,-1.1185,7.0604)
XYZ xyz(15.7517,16.7758,14.9782)
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