Canal Street 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 | #696d7e |
| Complementary Color | #818596 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Canal Street Color. The Mission Trail 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 Not My Fault (#7e7d78) for more calm effect. Try Taupe Gray as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#818596 is the best complementary color to Canal Street. 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 #969281 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 Pale Oyster are #968781 and #8f9681. Thus found on the left and right of #969281 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Squirrel and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Canal Street.
The split-complementary Canal Street palette consists of #878196 and #818f96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#818596). Try Waterloo and Regent Gray colors in combination with #969281, 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 #969281 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 Canal Street. Thus Mamba and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Canal Street contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Spanish Green, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #969281 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. Canal Street tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#818596) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #819692 and #968185.
In a RGB color space, hex #969281 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Canal Street has a hue angle of 48.57°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #969281 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #969281 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,146,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 8.23, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(48.57,9.09%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.57,14%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.4508,-1.5816,9.5384) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.819,28.6268,24.8809) |