Putty Yellow is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #627180 |
| Complementary Color | #7f8e9d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Putty Yellow Color. The Noble Crown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sandy Hair (#b7ac97) for more energetic effect. Try Spanish Style as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7f8e9d is the best complementary color to Putty Yellow. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d8e7f complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Oyster are #9d7f7f and #9d9d7f. Thus found on the left and right of #9d8e7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Putty Yellow.
The split-complementary Putty Yellow palette consists of #7f7f9d and #7f9d9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f8e9d). Try Waterloo and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9d8e7f, 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 #9d8e7f offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Putty Yellow. Thus Mamba and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Putty Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Amulet, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d8e7f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Putty Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7f8e9d) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f9d8e and #9d7f8e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d8e7f is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Putty Yellow has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 13.27% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d8e7f is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d8e7f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,142,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 11.77, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(30,13.27%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,19.11%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9306,3.0456,10.0221) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4084,28.0464,24.0476) |