Norway Color

#a4b88f

Norway 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 #5b4770
Complementary Color #a38eb8
Color Shade: cool yellow (89.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.12% (better contrasting with white)
Norway Color Sample
Norway Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a4b88f

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Norway Color. The Green Dragon Spring color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Arbor Vitae (#bbc3ad) for more calm effect. Try Pattipan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a38eb8 is the best complementary color to Norway. 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 #a4b88f complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #b8b78e and #8fb88e. Thus found on the left and right of #a4b88f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swamp Green and Norway colors as they work well with Norway.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Norway palette consists of #b78eb8 and #8e8fb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a38eb8). Try London Hue and Wild Blue Yonder colors in combination with #a4b88f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a4b88f 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 Norway. Thus Bouquet and Bali Hai giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Norway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Gulf Stream, and Quicksand split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4b88f square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Norway tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a38eb8) and two others. The Bali Hai is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quicksand – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ea3b8 and #b8a28e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a4b88f is made of 33% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Norway has a hue angle of 89.27°, a saturation of 22.4% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4b88f is made of 7.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #a4b88f
RGB Decimal rgb(164,184,143)
RGB Percentage 33%, 37%, 29%
CMYK 7.85, 0, 16.08, 27.84
HSL hsl(89.27,22.4%,64.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(89.27,22.28%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.3331,-14.3256,18.5854)
XYZ xyz(37.4083,44.1567,32.5381)
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