Mount Tam 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 | #838495 |
| Complementary Color | #6a6b7c |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mount Tam Color. The Gurkha 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 Dry Hemlock (#909373) for more energetic effect. Try Extra Mile as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a6b7c is the best complementary color to Mount Tam. 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 #7c7b6a complementary color is Storm 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 Bandicoot are #7c726a and #747c6a. Thus found on the left and right of #7c7b6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandstone and Limed Ash colors as they work well with Mount Tam.
The split-complementary Mount Tam palette consists of #726a7c and #6a737c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a6b7c). Try Rum and Pale Sky colors in combination with #7c7b6a, 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 #7c7b6a 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 Mount Tam. Thus Mobster and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mount Tam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Empress split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c7b6a 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. Mount Tam tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6a6b7c) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spicy Pink – 120° from the complementary Storm Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a7c7b and #7c6a6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c7b6a is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Mount Tam has a hue angle of 56.67°, a saturation of 7.83% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c7b6a is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c7b6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,123,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 7.06, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(56.67,7.83%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56.67,14.52%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.2575,-2.7888,9.4423) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9967,19.4916,16.4494) |