Tortuga Color

#84816f

Tortuga 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 #7b7e90
Complementary Color #6f7284
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.65% (better contrasting with white)
Tortuga Color Sample
Tortuga Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #84816f

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tortuga Color. The Hip Waders color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Duck Willow (#6a695a) for more calm effect. Try Secret Passageway as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6f7284 is the best complementary color to Tortuga. 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 #84816f complementary color is Storm Gray, 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 Bandicoot are #84766f and #7c846f. Thus found on the left and right of #84816f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Americano and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Tortuga.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tortuga palette consists of #766f84 and #6f7c84 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f7284). Try Topaz and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #84816f, 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 #84816f 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 Tortuga. Thus Mobster and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tortuga contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Empress split by 90° on the color wheel. #84816f 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. Tortuga tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6f7284) 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 #6f8481 and #846f72.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #84816f is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Tortuga has a hue angle of 51.43°, a saturation of 8.64% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84816f is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #84816f
RGB Decimal rgb(132,129,111)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 1.17, 8.23, 48.24
HSL hsl(51.43,8.64%,47.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.43,15.91%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.7647,-2.1536,10.171)
XYZ xyz(20.2352,21.7537,18.1713)
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