Nurturing Color

#a1a97b

Nurturing is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #5e5684
Complementary Color #827aa9
Color Shade: mid yellow (70.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.25% (better contrasting with white)
Nurturing Color Sample
Nurturing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a1a97b

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Nurturing Color. The Paid in Full color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mellow Mood (#b1b7a1) for more calm effect. Try Green Coconut as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#827aa9 is the best complementary color to Nurturing. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a1a97b complementary color is Kimberly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sage are #a99a7a and #8aa97a. Thus found on the left and right of #a1a97b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Donkey Brown and Amulet colors as they work well with Nurturing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nurturing palette consists of #997aa9 and #7a8aa9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#827aa9). Try Lavender Purple and Bermuda Gray colors in combination with #a1a97b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a1a97b 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 Nurturing. Thus Bouquet and Gumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nurturing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kimberly, Sea Nymph, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1a97b square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nurturing tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#827aa9) and two others. The Gumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Kimberly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7aa1a9 and #a9837a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a1a97b is made of 36% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Nurturing has a hue angle of 70.43°, a saturation of 21.1% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1a97b is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.03% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #a1a97b
RGB Decimal rgb(161,169,123)
RGB Percentage 36%, 37%, 27%
CMYK 3.13, 0, 18.03, 33.73
HSL hsl(70.43,21.1%,57.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(70.43,27.22%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.5634,-10.6892,22.8544)
XYZ xyz(32.4611,37.3831,24.2437)
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