Palatine 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 | #363849 |
| Complementary Color | #b6b8c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Palatine Color. The Light Brume color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Smoky White (#aeada3) for more calm effect. Try Pussywillow Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6b8c9 is the best complementary color to Palatine. 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 #c9c7b6 complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Foggy Gray are #c9bdb6 and #c1c9b6. Thus found on the left and right of #c9c7b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Palatine.
The split-complementary Palatine palette consists of #bdb6c9 and #b6c1c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6b8c9). Try Chatelle and Loblolly colors in combination with #c9c7b6, 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 #c9c7b6 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 Palatine. Thus Chatelle and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Palatine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9c7b6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool 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. Palatine tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b6b8c9) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6c9c7 and #c9b6b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9c7b6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Palatine has a hue angle of 53.68°, a saturation of 14.96% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9c7b6 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9c7b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,199,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 7.45, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(53.68,14.96%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.68,9.45%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.9777,-2.2716,8.7502) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9543,56.6418,52.3979) |