Pelican 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 | #3e4353 |
| Complementary Color | #acb1c1 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pelican Color. The Powdered Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cloudy Today (#a6a096) for more calm effect. Try Hemp Fabric as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#acb1c1 is the best complementary color to Pelican. 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 #c1bcac complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tea are #c1b1ac and #bbc1ac. Thus found on the left and right of #c1bcac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Pelican.
The split-complementary Pelican palette consists of #b1acc1 and #acbbc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acb1c1). Try Chatelle and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c1bcac, 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 #c1bcac 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 Pelican. Thus London Hue and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pelican contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1bcac square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid 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. Pelican tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#acb1c1) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acc1bc and #c1acb0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1bcac is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pelican has a hue angle of 45.71°, a saturation of 14.48% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1bcac is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c1bcac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,188,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 8.24, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(45.71,14.48%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.71,10.88%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.2423,-1.0288,8.7118) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4219,50.2825,46.2358) |