Haven is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #5c4b73 |
| Complementary Color | #9d8cb3 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (85.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Haven Color. The Jungle Moss color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lucky Day (#929a7d) for more calm effect. Try Backyard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9d8cb3 is the best complementary color to Haven. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3b48c complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swamp Green are #b3b18c and #8eb38c. Thus found on the left and right of #a3b48c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heathered Gray and Envy colors as they work well with Haven.
The split-complementary Haven palette consists of #b18cb3 and #8c8eb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d8cb3). Try Amethyst Smoke and Bali Hai colors in combination with #a3b48c, 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 #a3b48c offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Haven. Thus Bouquet and Bali Hai giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Haven contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Gulf Stream, and Thatch split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3b48c square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm 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. Haven tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#9d8cb3) and two others. The Bali Hai is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ca2b3 and #b39d8c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3b48c is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Haven has a hue angle of 85.5°, a saturation of 21.05% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3b48c is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #a3b48c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,180,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 37%, 29% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 15.69, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(85.5,21.05%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(85.5,22.22%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.0927,-13.1038,18.4828) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1591,42.3225,31.0742) |