Saladin is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #817096 |
| Complementary Color | #7a698f |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (86.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Saladin Color. The Lush Hosta color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sedge Green (#707a68) for more calm effect. Try Lignum Vitœ Foliage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7a698f is the best complementary color to Saladin. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e8f69 complementary color is Rum, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Battleship Gray are #8f8d69 and #6a8f69. Thus found on the left and right of #7e8f69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Avocado and Highland colors as they work well with Saladin.
The split-complementary Saladin palette consists of #8d698f and #696b8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a698f). Try Trendy Pink and Storm Gray colors in combination with #7e8f69, 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 #7e8f69 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Saladin. Thus Strikemaster and Slate Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saladin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rum, Juniper, and Opium split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e8f69 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Saladin tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#7a698f) and two others. The Slate Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cement – 120° from the complementary Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #697d8f and #8f7969.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e8f69 is made of 34% red, 38% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Saladin has a hue angle of 86.84°, a saturation of 15.32% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e8f69 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #7e8f69 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,143,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 38%, 28% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 14.9, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(86.84,15.32%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(86.84,26.57%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1732,-13.2433,18.2473) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9764,25.1005,17.1039) |