Downing Stone 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 | #595c68 |
| Complementary Color | #979aa6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Downing Stone Color. The Pale Oyster color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peat Swamp Forest (#988c75) for more energetic effect. Try Mossy Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#979aa6 is the best complementary color to Downing Stone. 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 #a6a397 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 Dawn are #a69b97 and #a1a697. Thus found on the left and right of #a6a397 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zorba and Bud colors as they work well with Downing Stone.
The split-complementary Downing Stone palette consists of #9b97a6 and #97a1a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#979aa6). Try Santas Gray and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #a6a397, 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 #a6a397 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 Downing Stone. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Downing Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6a397 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. Downing Stone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#979aa6) 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 #97a6a3 and #a6979a.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6a397 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Downing Stone has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 7.77% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6a397 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a6a397 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,163,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 5.88, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(48,7.77%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48,9.04%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.9273,-1.0914,6.6077) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.409,36.5357,34.5167) |