Elder Creek 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 | #50576d |
| Complementary Color | #9299af |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Elder Creek Color. The Laurel Oak color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mossy Pavement (#908c7e) for more calm effect. Try Tuscan Mosaic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9299af is the best complementary color to Elder Creek. 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 #afa892 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Taupe Gray are #af9992 and #a7af92. Thus found on the left and right of #afa892 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Elder Creek.
The split-complementary Elder Creek palette consists of #9992af and #92a7af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9299af). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #afa892, 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 #afa892 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 Elder Creek. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elder Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #afa892 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid 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. Elder Creek tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9299af) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Del Rio – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92afa8 and #af9299.
In a RGB color space, hex #afa892 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Elder Creek has a hue angle of 45.52°, a saturation of 15.34% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afa892 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #afa892 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,168,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 11.38, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(45.52,15.34%,62.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.52,16.57%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.892,-1.2587,12.2725) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8701,39.1945,32.8162) |