Cornwall Slate 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 | #6b6b77 |
| Complementary Color | #888894 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cornwall Slate Color. The Applegate Park color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Scene (#858365) for more energetic effect. Try Green Savage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#888894 is the best complementary color to Cornwall Slate. 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 #949488 complementary color is Waterloo , 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 Lemon Grass are #948e88 and #8e9488. Thus found on the left and right of #949488 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Natural Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Cornwall Slate.
The split-complementary Cornwall Slate palette consists of #8e8894 and #888e94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#888894). Try Mountain Mist and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #949488, 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 #949488 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 Cornwall Slate. Thus Venus and Oslo Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cornwall Slate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Mantle, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #949488 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. Cornwall Slate tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#888894) and two others. The Oslo Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hurricane – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #889494 and #948888.
In a RGB color space, hex #949488 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cornwall Slate has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 5.31% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #949488 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #949488 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,148,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 4.71, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(60,5.31%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,8.11%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.0045,-2.2345,6.3404) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2466,29.2533,27.503) |