Gargoyle 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 | #544c61 |
| Complementary Color | #a69eb3 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (82.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gargoyle Color. The Silent Storm 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 Silver Chalice (#acaea9) for more calm effect. Try California Sagebrush as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a69eb3 is the best complementary color to Gargoyle. 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 #abb39e complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #b3b09e and #a0b39e. Thus found on the left and right of #abb39e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Taupe Gray and Norway colors as they work well with Gargoyle.
The split-complementary Gargoyle palette consists of #b09eb3 and #9ea0b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a69eb3). Try Amethyst Smoke and Santas Gray colors in combination with #abb39e, 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 #abb39e 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 Gargoyle. Thus Dusty Gray and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gargoyle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Edward, and Martini split by 90° on the color wheel. #abb39e square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gargoyle tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a69eb3) and two others. The Hit Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bronco – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9eabb3 and #b3a69e.
In a RGB color space, hex #abb39e is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Gargoyle has a hue angle of 82.86°, a saturation of 12.14% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abb39e is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #abb39e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,179,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 8.24, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(82.86,12.14%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(82.86,11.73%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.8032,-6.6428,9.7649) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0862,43.3667,38.6583) |