Crack Willow 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 | #4f5b8f |
| Complementary Color | #707cb0 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Crack Willow Color. The Wasteland color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called British Khaki (#bcaf97) for more calm effect. Try Kahlua Milk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#707cb0 is the best complementary color to Crack Willow. 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 #b0a470 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Mongoose are #b08470 and #9bb070. Thus found on the left and right of #b0a470 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandal and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Crack Willow.
The split-complementary Crack Willow palette consists of #8370b0 and #709bb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#707cb0). Try Deluge and Gothic colors in combination with #b0a470, 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 #b0a470 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 Crack Willow. Thus Wisteria and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crack Willow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Silver Tree, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0a470 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. Crack Willow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#707cb0) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70b0a4 and #b0707b.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0a470 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Crack Willow has a hue angle of 48.75°, a saturation of 28.83% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0a470 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b0a470 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,164,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 25.1, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(48.75,28.83%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.75,36.36%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2402,-3.4941,28.5837) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1046,36.9509,20.664) |