Spartan 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 | #50566b |
| Complementary Color | #949aae |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Spartan Stone Color. The Stony Creek color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Britches (#a09073) for more energetic effect. Try Natural Bridge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#949aae is the best complementary color to Spartan 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 #afa994 complementary color is Santas Gray, 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 Napa are #ae9b94 and #a7ae94. Thus found on the left and right of #afa994 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Spartan Stone.
The split-complementary Spartan Stone palette consists of #9b94ae and #94a7ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#949aae). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #afa994, 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 #afa994 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 Spartan Stone. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spartan Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #afa994 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. Spartan Stone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#949aae) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94aea8 and #ae949a.
In a RGB color space, hex #afa994 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Spartan Stone has a hue angle of 46.67°, a saturation of 14.44% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afa994 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #afa994 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,169,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 10.59, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(46.67,14.44%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.67,15.43%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.2038,-1.4776,11.6107) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2125,39.628,33.7046) |