Salty Seeds Color

#c1b993

Salty Seeds 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 #3e466c
Complementary Color #939bc1
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with white)
Salty Seeds Color Sample
Salty Seeds Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c1b993

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Salty Seeds Color. The Buffhide 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 Expedition (#af9c76) for more calm effect. Try Mohalla as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#939bc1 is the best complementary color to Salty Seeds. 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 #c1b993 complementary color is Nepal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Indian Khaki are #c1a293 and #b2c193. Thus found on the left and right of #c1b993 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Salty Seeds.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Salty Seeds palette consists of #a293c1 and #93b2c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#939bc1). Try Blue Bell and Nepal colors in combination with #c1b993, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c1b993 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 Salty Seeds. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Salty Seeds contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Summer Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1b993 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salty Seeds tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#939bc1) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93c1b9 and #c1939a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c1b993 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Salty Seeds has a hue angle of 49.57°, a saturation of 27.06% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1b993 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #c1b993
RGB Decimal rgb(193,185,147)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 18.04, 24.31
HSL hsl(49.57,27.06%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.57,23.83%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.9144,-3.3101,20.3414)
XYZ xyz(44.6077,48.142,34.545)
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