Wheat Tortilla 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 | #5b6586 |
| Complementary Color | #7983a4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheat Tortilla Color. The Pettingill Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Army Issue (#8a806b) for more calm effect. Try Fingerpaint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7983a4 is the best complementary color to Wheat Tortilla. 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 #a49a79 complementary color is Lynch, 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 Donkey Brown are #a48479 and #98a479. Thus found on the left and right of #a49a79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Wheat Tortilla.
The split-complementary Wheat Tortilla palette consists of #8479a4 and #7998a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7983a4). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #a49a79, 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 #a49a79 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wheat Tortilla. Thus Trendy Pink and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wheat Tortilla contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Oxley, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a49a79 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. Wheat Tortilla tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7983a4) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79a49a and #a47983.
In a RGB color space, hex #a49a79 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Wheat Tortilla has a hue angle of 46.05°, a saturation of 19.11% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a49a79 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a49a79 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,154,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 16.86, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(46.05,19.11%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.05,26.22%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.6592,-1.7325,18.6791) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3166,32.3842,22.7421) |