Secret Safari Color

#c6bb68

Secret Safari is calm, 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 #394497
Complementary Color #6873c5
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.98° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Secret Safari Color Sample
Secret Safari Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6bb68

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Secret Safari Color. The Chameleon 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 Apple Wine (#b59f62) for more calm effect. Try Antique Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6873c5 is the best complementary color to Secret Safari. 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 #c6bb68 complementary color is Blue Marguerite, 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 Laser are #c58b68 and #a2c568. Thus found on the left and right of #c6bb68 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Antique Brass and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Secret Safari.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Secret Safari palette consists of #8c68c5 and #68a2c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6873c5). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c6bb68, 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 #c6bb68 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 Secret Safari. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Secret Safari contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Marguerite, De York, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6bb68 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. Secret Safari tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6873c5) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Contessa – 120° from the complementary Blue Marguerite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #68c5ba and #c56872.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6bb68 is made of 40% red, 38% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Secret Safari has a hue angle of 52.98°, a saturation of 45.19% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6bb68 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 36.87% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6bb68
RGB Decimal rgb(198,187,104)
RGB Percentage 40%, 38%, 21%
CMYK 0, 4.32, 36.87, 22.35
HSL hsl(52.98,45.19%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.98,47.47%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.1679,-7.476,43.1731)
XYZ xyz(43.5577,48.5459,20.1713)
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