Papyrus is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #66e |
| Complementary Color | #101099 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Papyrus Color. The Captain Kirk color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Thicket Green (#93840f) for more energetic effect. Try Elwynn Forest Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#101099 is the best complementary color to 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 #991 complementary color is Ultramarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #995510 and #559910. Thus found on the left and right of #991 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Korma and Christi colors as they work well with Papyrus.
The split-complementary Papyrus palette consists of #541099 and #105499 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#101099). Try Blue Gem and Tory Blue colors in combination with #991, 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 #991 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 Papyrus. Thus Violet Eggplant and Blue Chill giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Papyrus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ultramarine, Salem, and Jazzberry Jam split by 90° on the color wheel. #991 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, 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. Papyrus tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#101099) and two others. The Blue Chill is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tamarillo – 120° from the complementary Ultramarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #109899 and #991010.
In a RGB color space, hex #999911 is made of 47% red, 47% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Papyrus has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 80% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #999911 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #999911 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,153,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 47%, 5% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 53.33, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(60,80%,33.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,88.89%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.3034,-14.4365,61.9271) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6293,29.5952,4.9447) |