Milton 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 | #4b4b67 |
| Complementary Color | #9898b4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Milton Color. The Concrete Jungle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rippled Rock (#c4c5bc) for more calm effect. Try Dawn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9898b4 is the best complementary color to Milton. 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 #b4b498 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 Taupe Gray are #b4a698 and #a6b498. Thus found on the left and right of #b4b498 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Napa and Schist colors as they work well with Milton.
The split-complementary Milton palette consists of #a698b4 and #98a6b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9898b4). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b4b498, 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 #b4b498 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 Milton. Thus Lily and Gull Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Milton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Summer Green, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4b498 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. Milton tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9898b4) and two others. The Gull Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98b4b4 and #b49898.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4b498 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Milton has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 15.73% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4b498 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b4b498 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,180,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 10.98, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(60,15.73%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,15.56%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.6362,-4.8424,14.3125) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8111,44.6128,36.1659) |