Locust 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 | #5d5a7f |
| Complementary Color | #8380a4 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (64.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Locust Color. The Water Scrub color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aloe Thorn (#888b73) for more calm effect. Try Bitter as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8380a4 is the best complementary color to Locust. 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 #a2a580 complementary color is Waterloo , as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #a49580 and #8fa480. Thus found on the left and right of #a2a580 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Donkey Brown and Sage colors as they work well with Locust.
The split-complementary Locust palette consists of #9580a4 and #808fa4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8380a4). Try Amethyst Smoke and Regent Gray colors in combination with #a2a580, 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 #a2a580 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 Locust. Thus Bouquet and Gumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Locust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Bay Leaf, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2a580 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Locust tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#8380a4) and two others. The Gumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80a1a4 and #a48380.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2a580 is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Locust has a hue angle of 64.86°, a saturation of 17.05% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2a580 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a2a580 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,165,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 36%, 28% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 14.51, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(64.86,17.05%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(64.86,22.42%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.6345,-7.4381,18.8727) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2517,36.1502,25.6999) |