Rhind Papyrus 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 | #696a9a |
| Complementary Color | #656696 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rhind Papyrus Color. The Milk Thistle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sylvan (#979381) for more calm effect. Try Seaweed Salad as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#656696 is the best complementary color to Rhind Papyrus. 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 #969565 complementary color is Kimberly, 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 Avocado are #967c65 and #7e9665. Thus found on the left and right of #969565 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cement and Highland colors as they work well with Rhind Papyrus.
The split-complementary Rhind Papyrus palette consists of #7c6596 and #657e96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#656696). Try Trendy Pink and Lynch colors in combination with #969565, 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 #969565 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 Rhind Papyrus. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rhind Papyrus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kimberly, Viridian Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #969565 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. Rhind Papyrus tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#656696) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Kimberly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #659695 and #966566.
In a RGB color space, hex #969565 is made of 38% red, 37% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Rhind Papyrus has a hue angle of 58.78°, a saturation of 19.52% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #969565 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #969565 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,149,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 37%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 19.21, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(58.78,19.52%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.78,32.67%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7096,-7.432,25.5427) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6741,28.9185,16.5406) |