Shagreen Color

#cbc99d

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

Inverse Color #343662
Complementary Color #9d9eca
Color Shade: warm yellow (57.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.59% (better contrasting with black)
Shagreen Color Sample
Shagreen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbc99d

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Shagreen Color. The Hemp Fabric 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 Tarragon Tease (#b4ac84) for more calm effect. Try Underhive Ash as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9d9eca is the best complementary color to Shagreen. 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 #cbc99d complementary color is Blue Bell, 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 Chino are #cab29d and #b5ca9d. Thus found on the left and right of #cbc99d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rodeo Dust and Coriander colors as they work well with Shagreen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shagreen palette consists of #b29dca and #9db5ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d9eca). Try Logan and Rock Blue colors in combination with #cbc99d, 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 #cbc99d 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 Shagreen. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shagreen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, Shadow Green, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbc99d 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. Shagreen tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9d9eca) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eunry – 120° from the complementary Blue Bell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9dcac8 and #ca9d9e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbc99d is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Shagreen has a hue angle of 57.39°, a saturation of 30.67% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbc99d is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cbc99d
RGB Decimal rgb(203,201,157)
RGB Percentage 36%, 36%, 28%
CMYK 0, 0.79, 18.04, 20.39
HSL hsl(57.39,30.67%,70.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(57.39,22.66%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.1256,-6.4443,22.3008)
XYZ xyz(51.601,56.9041,40.1622)
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