Tin Man 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 | #5b5d67 |
| Complementary Color | #989aa4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tin Man Color. The Sage Advice color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wet Cement (#89877f) for more calm effect. Try Classic French Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#989aa4 is the best complementary color to Tin Man. 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 #a4a298 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn are #a49b98 and #a0a498. Thus found on the left and right of #a4a298 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloudy and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Tin Man.
The split-complementary Tin Man palette consists of #9b98a4 and #98a0a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#989aa4). Try Santas Gray and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #a4a298, 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 #a4a298 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 Tin Man. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tin Man contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4a298 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid 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. Tin Man tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#989aa4) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98a4a2 and #a4989a.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4a298 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Tin Man has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 6.19% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4a298 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a4a298 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,162,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 4.7, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(50,6.19%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50,7.32%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.5201,-1.1102,5.4447) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8977,36.0002,34.8679) |