Pepper Mill 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 | #888a97 |
| Complementary Color | #686a77 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pepper Mill Color. The Tea Leaf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Charcoal Smudge (#60605e) for more calm effect. Try Olivine Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#686a77 is the best complementary color to Pepper Mill. 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 #777568 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Pablo are #776d68 and #717768. Thus found on the left and right of #777568 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandstone and Limed Ash colors as they work well with Pepper Mill.
The split-complementary Pepper Mill palette consists of #6d6877 and #687177 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#686a77). Try Dolphin and Nevada colors in combination with #777568, 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 #777568 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 Pepper Mill. Thus Salt Box and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pepper Mill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Corduroy, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #777568 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. Pepper Mill tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#686a77) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spicy Pink – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #687775 and #77686a.
In a RGB color space, hex #777568 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pepper Mill has a hue angle of 52°, a saturation of 6.73% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #777568 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #777568 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,117,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 5.89, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(52,6.73%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(52,12.61%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.0614,-1.6956,7.4451) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4677,17.644,15.6344) |