Soft Putty 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 | #3f445a |
| Complementary Color | #a4aac0 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Putty Color. The Cactus Hill color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Karma (#b2a484) for more energetic effect. Try Wooster Smoke as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a4aac0 is the best complementary color to Soft Putty. 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 #c0bba5 complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Bison Hide are #c0ada4 and #b7c0a4. Thus found on the left and right of #c0bba5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Soft Putty.
The split-complementary Soft Putty palette consists of #ada4c0 and #a4b7c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4aac0). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c0bba5, 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 #c0bba5 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 Soft Putty. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Putty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0bba5 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. Soft Putty tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a4aac0) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4c0bb and #c0a4aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0bba5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Putty has a hue angle of 48.89°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0bba5 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c0bba5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,187,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 10.58, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(48.89,17.65%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.89,14.06%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.7389,-2.0112,11.7728) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3001,49.4637,42.7045) |