Cricket 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 | #595f7e |
| Complementary Color | #8086a6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cricket Color. The Deep Marsh 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 Brown Grey (#8d8468) for more calm effect. Try Shank as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8086a6 is the best complementary color to Cricket. 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 #a6a081 complementary color is Manatee, 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 Hillary are #a68d80 and #99a680. Thus found on the left and right of #a6a081 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Donkey Brown and Sage colors as they work well with Cricket.
The split-complementary Cricket palette consists of #8d80a6 and #8099a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8086a6). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #a6a081, 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 #a6a081 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 Cricket. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cricket contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6a081 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. Cricket tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8086a6) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80a6a0 and #a68086.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6a081 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cricket has a hue angle of 50.27°, a saturation of 17.21% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6a081 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a6a081 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,160,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 14.51, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(50.27,17.21%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.27,22.29%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.6189,-3.0337,16.9739) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2591,34.8336,25.7922) |