Strong Winds is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #5c5a64 |
| Complementary Color | #9d9ba5 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Strong Winds Color. The Lucky Day color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Heavy Rain (#898a86) for more calm effect. Try Sidekick as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9d9ba5 is the best complementary color to Strong Winds. 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 #a3a59b complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Delta are #a5a29b and #9da59b. Thus found on the left and right of #a3a59b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn and Bud colors as they work well with Strong Winds.
The split-complementary Strong Winds palette consists of #a29ba5 and #9b9da5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d9ba5). Try Mountain Mist and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a3a59b, 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 #a3a59b 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 Strong Winds. Thus Shady Lady and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Strong Winds contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3a59b square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid 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. Strong Winds tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#9d9ba5) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ba3a5 and #a59d9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3a59b is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Strong Winds has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 5.26% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3a59b is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a3a59b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,165,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 3.93, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(72,5.26%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72,6.06%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.3245,-2.5734,4.9234) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4758,37.0634,36.3472) |