Gnome is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #7e5e64 |
| Complementary Color | #a18186 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (168.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gnome Color. The Marsh Creek color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Edward (#a2aeab) for more calm effect. Try Seastone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a18186 is the best complementary color to Gnome. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #81a19b complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #81a18b and #8196a1. Thus found on the left and right of #81a19b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxley and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Gnome.
The split-complementary Gnome palette consists of #a18b81 and #a18197 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a18186). Try Pharlap and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #81a19b, 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 #81a19b offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gnome. Thus Tallow and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gnome contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Waterloo , and Sage split by 90° on the color wheel. #81a19b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gnome tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a18186) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amulet – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b81a1 and #87a181.
In a RGB color space, hex #81a19b is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Gnome has a hue angle of 168.75°, a saturation of 14.55% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81a19b is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #81a19b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,161,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 0, 2.36, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(168.75,14.55%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(168.75,19.88%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.7731,-12.2917,-0.5349) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7145,32.5234,35.8273) |