Paternoster is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid red or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #383839 |
| Complementary Color | #c6c6c7 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Paternoster Color. The Winds Breath color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Soft Sage (#bcbcae) for more energetic effect. Try Arid Plains as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6c6c7 is the best complementary color to Paternoster. 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 #c7c7c6 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nickel are #c7c6c6 and #c6c7c6. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c7c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver and Pumice colors as they work well with Paternoster.
The split-complementary Paternoster palette consists of #c6c6c7 and #c6c6c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6c6c7). Try French Gray and French Gray colors in combination with #c7c7c6, 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 #c7c7c6 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 Paternoster. Thus Pale Slate and Silver Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paternoster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Pumice, and Silver split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c7c6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, warm green, cool blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paternoster tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c6c6c7) and two others. The Silver Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6c7c7 and #c7c6c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7c7c6 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Paternoster has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 0.88% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c7c6 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7c7c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,199,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.39, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(60,0.88%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,0.5%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2168,-0.1786,0.4904) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1697,57.0662,61.5859) |