Slate Brown 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 | #5f6783 |
| Complementary Color | #7c83a0 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Slate Brown Color. The Knotweed color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Prairie Grove (#8e7d5d) for more energetic effect. Try Deserted Island as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c83a0 is the best complementary color to Slate Brown. 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 #a0987c 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 Gurkha are #a0867c and #96a07c. Thus found on the left and right of #a0987c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Slate Brown.
The split-complementary Slate Brown palette consists of #867ca0 and #7c96a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c83a0). Try Waterloo and Gumbo colors in combination with #a0987c, 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 #a0987c offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Slate Brown. Thus Mamba and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slate Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Amulet, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0987c 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. Slate Brown tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7c83a0) and two others. The Sea Nymph 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 #7ca098 and #a07c83.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0987c is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Slate Brown has a hue angle of 46.67°, a saturation of 15.93% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0987c is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a0987c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,152,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 14.12, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(46.67,15.93%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.67,22.5%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.8315,-1.7834,15.8138) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3635,31.3853,23.5791) |