Thurman Color

#7f7b60

Thurman 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 #80849f
Complementary Color #60647f
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.73% (better contrasting with white)
Thurman Color Sample
Thurman Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7f7b60

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Thurman Color. The Nevergreen 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 Groundcover (#64634d) for more calm effect. Try Naturalism as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#60647f is the best complementary color to Thurman. 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 #7f7b60 complementary color is Comet, 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 Clay Creek are #7f6b60 and #737f60. Thus found on the left and right of #7f7b60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Limed Ash colors as they work well with Thurman.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Thurman palette consists of #6b607f and #60737f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#60647f). Try Dolphin and Nevada colors in combination with #7f7b60, 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 #7f7b60 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 Thurman. Thus Rum and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Thurman contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Comet, Viridian Green, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f7b60 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. Thurman tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#60647f) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Comet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #607f7b and #7f6063.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7f7b60 is made of 37% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Thurman has a hue angle of 52.26°, a saturation of 13.9% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f7b60 is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 50.2% black ink.

HEX #7f7b60
RGB Decimal rgb(127,123,96)
RGB Percentage 37%, 36%, 28%
CMYK 0, 1.56, 12.15, 50.2
HSL hsl(52.26,13.9%,43.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.26,24.41%,49.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.293,-3.2078,15.3454)
XYZ xyz(17.9467,19.5225,13.8887)
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