Drab Color

#828344

Drab is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #7d7cbb
Complementary Color #444383
Color Shade: mid yellow (60.95° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.02% (better contrasting with white)
Drab Color Sample
Drab Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #828344

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Drab Color. The Garden Weed color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Jungle Trail (#6d6f42) for more calm effect. Try Trough Shell as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#444383 is the best complementary color to Drab. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #828344 complementary color is East Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow are #836443 and #628343. Thus found on the left and right of #828344 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Fern Green colors as they work well with Drab.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Drab palette consists of #644383 and #436283 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#444383). Try Affair and Bismark colors in combination with #828344, 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 #828344 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Drab. Thus Cannon Pink and Faded Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Drab contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Viridian, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #828344 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Drab tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#444383) and two others. The Faded Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spicy Mix – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #438183 and #834443.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #828344 is made of 40% red, 40% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Drab has a hue angle of 60.95°, a saturation of 31.66% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #828344 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 48.63% black ink.

HEX #828344
RGB Decimal rgb(130,131,68)
RGB Percentage 40%, 40%, 21%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 24.7, 48.63
HSL hsl(60.95,31.66%,39.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60.95,48.09%,51.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.38,-9.9887,33.7078)
XYZ xyz(18.3656,21.3958,8.6307)
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