Locust is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #575071 |
| Complementary Color | #958eaf |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Locust Color. The Spanish Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Elemental Green (#969783) for more calm effect. Try Restoration as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#958eaf is the best complementary color to Locust. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a8af8e complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Locust are #afa58e and #97af8e. Thus found on the left and right of #a8af8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hillary and Schist colors as they work well with Locust.
The split-complementary Locust palette consists of #a58eaf and #8e97af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#958eaf). Try Amethyst Smoke and Bali Hai colors in combination with #a8af8e, 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 #a8af8e offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Locust. Thus Bouquet and Bali Hai giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Locust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Cascade, and Del Rio split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8af8e square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Locust tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#958eaf) and two others. The Bali Hai is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Del Rio – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ea8af and #af958e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8af8e is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Locust has a hue angle of 72.73°, a saturation of 17.1% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8af8e is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #a8af8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,175,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0, 12.94, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(72.73,17.1%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72.73,18.86%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1323,-8.2916,16.1212) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3609,40.9378,31.5765) |