Ancient Maze 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 | #6a69ae |
| Complementary Color | #525196 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (60.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Maze Color. The Green Banana 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 Green Oasis (#b0b454) for more energetic effect. Try Xena as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#525196 is the best complementary color to Ancient Maze. 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 #959651 complementary color is Butterfly Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Barley Corn are #967451 and #729651. Thus found on the left and right of #959651 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Leather and Asparagus colors as they work well with Ancient Maze.
The split-complementary Ancient Maze palette consists of #745196 and #517296 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#525196). Try Affair and Kashmir Blue colors in combination with #959651, 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 #959651 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 Ancient Maze. Thus Strikemaster and Smalt Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Maze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Butterfly Bush, Aqua Forest, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #959651 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ancient Maze tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#525196) and two others. The Smalt Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rust – 120° from the complementary Butterfly Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #519496 and #965151.
In a RGB color space, hex #959651 is made of 39% red, 39% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Maze has a hue angle of 60.87°, a saturation of 29.87% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #959651 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #959651 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,150,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 39%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 27.06, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(60.87,29.87%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60.87,46%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.6015,-10.7363,36.0851) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.786,28.7963,12.0365) |