Special Ops Color

#868b53

Special Ops 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 #7974ac
Complementary Color #58538b
Color Shade: mid yellow (65.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Special Ops Color Sample
Special Ops Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #868b53

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Special Ops Color. The Rickrack color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Elf Slippers (#a6a865) for more energetic effect. Try Oakmoss as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#58538b is the best complementary color to Special Ops. 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 #868b53 complementary color is Butterfly Bush, 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 Clay Creek are #8b7353 and #6a8b53. Thus found on the left and right of #868b53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow and Hippie Green colors as they work well with Special Ops.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Special Ops palette consists of #73538b and #53698b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#58538b). Try Affair and Kashmir Blue colors in combination with #868b53, 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 #868b53 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 Special Ops. Thus Strikemaster and Smalt Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Special Ops contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Butterfly Bush, Como, and Au Chico split by 90° on the color wheel. #868b53 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. Special Ops tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#58538b) and two others. The Smalt Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Butterfly Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53858b and #8b5753.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #868b53 is made of 38% red, 39% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Special Ops has a hue angle of 65.36°, a saturation of 25.23% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #868b53 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #868b53
RGB Decimal rgb(134,139,83)
RGB Percentage 38%, 39%, 23%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 21.96, 45.49
HSL hsl(65.36,25.23%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(65.36,40.29%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.2457,-10.9405,29.3172)
XYZ xyz(20.6255,24.1581,11.7595)
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