Steel Legion Drab Color

#7a744d

Steel Legion Drab 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 #858bb2
Complementary Color #4d527a
Color Shade: warm yellow (52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.02% (better contrasting with white)
Steel Legion Drab Color Sample
Steel Legion Drab Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7a744d

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Steel Legion Drab Color. The Eastern Bamboo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Squirrel's Nest (#665e48) for more calm effect. Try Crushed Oregano as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4d527a is the best complementary color to Steel Legion Drab. 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 #7a744d complementary color is Fiord, 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 Go Ben are #7a5d4d and #697a4d. Thus found on the left and right of #7a744d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Dingley colors as they work well with Steel Legion Drab.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Steel Legion Drab palette consists of #5d4d7a and #4d697a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d527a). Try Mulled Wine and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #7a744d, 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 #7a744d 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 Steel Legion Drab. Thus Trendy Pink and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Steel Legion Drab contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Como, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a744d 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. Steel Legion Drab tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4d527a) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d7a74 and #7a4d53.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7a744d is made of 39% red, 37% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Steel Legion Drab has a hue angle of 52°, a saturation of 22.61% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a744d is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 17.64% yellow and 52.16% black ink.

HEX #7a744d
RGB Decimal rgb(122,116,77)
RGB Percentage 39%, 37%, 24%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 17.64, 52.16
HSL hsl(52,22.61%,39.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52,36.89%,47.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.4662,-4.0504,22.4076)
XYZ xyz(15.611,17.1642,9.5114)
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