Tarnished Brass is soft, 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 | #8093db |
| Complementary Color | #23367f |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tarnished Brass Color. The Dried Tobacco color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Spruced Up (#9a7f28) for more energetic effect. Try Jungle Palm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#23367f is the best complementary color to Tarnished Brass. 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 #7f6c24 complementary color is Bay of Many, 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 Kumera are #7f3e23 and #647f23. Thus found on the left and right of #7f6c24 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Robin and Fern Frond colors as they work well with Tarnished Brass.
The split-complementary Tarnished Brass palette consists of #3e237f and #23647f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#23367f). Try Meteorite and Elm colors in combination with #7f6c24, 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 #7f6c24 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 Tarnished Brass. Thus Seance and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tarnished Brass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay of Many, Eucalyptus, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f6c24 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. Tarnished Brass tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#23367f) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crown of Thorns – 120° from the complementary Bay of Many. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #237f6c and #7f2336.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f6c24 is made of 47% red, 40% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Tarnished Brass has a hue angle of 47.47°, a saturation of 55.83% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f6c24 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 35.68% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #7f6c24 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,108,36) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 40%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 35.68, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(47.47,55.83%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.47,71.65%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.1295,-1.044,41.3394) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4334,15.3645,3.874) |