Meditation 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 | #565362 |
| Complementary Color | #a09dac |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Meditation Color. The Locust 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 saturated alternative called French Parsley (#9ea07d) for more energetic effect. Try Rookwood Jade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a09dac is the best complementary color to Meditation. 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 #a9ac9d complementary color is Santas Gray, 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 Bud are #aca79d and #a1ac9d. Thus found on the left and right of #a9ac9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn and Bud colors as they work well with Meditation.
The split-complementary Meditation palette consists of #a79dac and #9da1ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a09dac). Try Amethyst Smoke and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a9ac9d, 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 #a9ac9d 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 Meditation. Thus Shady Lady and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Meditation contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Edward, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9ac9d 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. Meditation tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a09dac) and two others. The Hit Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9da9ac and #aca09d.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9ac9d is made of 34% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Meditation has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 8.29% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9ac9d is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #a9ac9d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,172,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 5.88, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(72,8.29%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72,8.72%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7354,-3.8081,7.3417) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2005,40.3744,37.7306) |