Serpent 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 | #7e8092 |
| Complementary Color | #6d6e81 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Serpent Color. The Double Duty color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lemon Grass (#999a86) for more energetic effect. Try Mined Coal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6d6e81 is the best complementary color to Serpent. 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 #817f6d 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 #81756d and #78816d. Thus found on the left and right of #817f6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Americano and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Serpent.
The split-complementary Serpent palette consists of #756d81 and #6d7881 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d6e81). Try Mobster and Pale Sky colors in combination with #817f6d, 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 #817f6d 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 Serpent. Thus Mobster and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Serpent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Empress split by 90° on the color wheel. #817f6d 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. Serpent tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6d6e81) 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 #6d817f and #816d6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #817f6d is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Serpent has a hue angle of 54°, a saturation of 8.4% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #817f6d is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #817f6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,127,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 7.84, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(54,8.4%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54,15.5%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8947,-2.5542,10.0666) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4029,20.95,17.4891) |