Autonomous Color

#c6c7c5

Autonomous is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #39383a
Complementary Color #c6c5c7
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with black)
Autonomous Color Sample
Autonomous Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6c7c5

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Autonomous Color. The Tasman color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mineral Grey (#b2b6ac) for more energetic effect. Try Hazel Gaze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c6c5c7 is the best complementary color to Autonomous. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6c7c5 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kangaroo are #c7c7c5 and #c5c7c5. Thus found on the left and right of #c6c7c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nickel and Pumice colors as they work well with Autonomous.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Autonomous palette consists of #c7c5c7 and #c5c5c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6c5c7). Try Pale Slate and French Gray colors in combination with #c6c7c5, 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 #c6c7c5 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Autonomous. Thus Pale Slate and Silver Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Autonomous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Silver Sand, and Silver split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6c7c5 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red 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. Autonomous tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#c6c5c7) and two others. The Silver Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cloud – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5c6c7 and #c7c6c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6c7c5 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Autonomous has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 1.75% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6c7c5 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c6c7c5
RGB Decimal rgb(198,199,197)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 0.79, 21.96
HSL hsl(90,1.75%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,1.01%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.1142,-0.7067,0.8686)
XYZ xyz(53.7902,56.8838,60.968)
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