Medicine Wheel is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #665d73 |
| Complementary Color | #958ca2 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (84.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Medicine Wheel Color. The Mineral Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mesa Verde (#7f976c) for more energetic effect. Try Sleepy Hollows as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#958ca2 is the best complementary color to Medicine Wheel. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #99a28c complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #a2a08c and #8ea28c. Thus found on the left and right of #99a28c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Olive and Envy colors as they work well with Medicine Wheel.
The split-complementary Medicine Wheel palette consists of #a08ca2 and #8c8ea2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#958ca2). Try Mamba and Manatee colors in combination with #99a28c, 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 #99a28c offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Medicine Wheel. Thus Dusty Gray and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medicine Wheel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Granny Smith, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #99a28c square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Medicine Wheel tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#958ca2) and two others. The Regent Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zorba – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c99a2 and #a2958c.
In a RGB color space, hex #99a28c is made of 34% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Medicine Wheel has a hue angle of 84.55°, a saturation of 10.58% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99a28c is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #99a28c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,162,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 8.63, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(84.55,10.58%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(84.55,13.58%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.3626,-7.3028,10.3578) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7908,34.5064,29.8485) |