Crease 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 | #8592bb |
| Complementary Color | #44517a |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Crease Color. The Frog's Legs 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 Maze (#5c5638) for more calm effect. Try Tuscan Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#44517a is the best complementary color to Crease. 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 #7a6d44 complementary color is East Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow are #7a5144 and #6c7a44. Thus found on the left and right of #7a6d44 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Dingley colors as they work well with Crease.
The split-complementary Crease palette consists of #51447a and #446c7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44517a). Try East Bay and Bismark colors in combination with #7a6d44, 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 #7a6d44 offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crease. Thus Affair and Faded Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crease contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Goblin, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a6d44 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid 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. Crease tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#44517a) 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 #447a6d and #7a4451.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a6d44 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Crease has a hue angle of 45.56°, a saturation of 28.42% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a6d44 is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 21.17% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #7a6d44 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,109,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 36%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.09, 21.17, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(45.56,28.42%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.56,44.26%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3011,-1.1405,24.7345) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5381,15.4922,7.6929) |