Tusk is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #1c1a4e |
| Complementary Color | #b3b1e5 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (62.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tusk Color. The Budding Leaf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Budding Fern (#edecd4) for more calm effect. Try Tambourine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3b1e5 is the best complementary color to Tusk. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3e5b1 complementary color is Cold Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hampton are #e5cdb1 and #c9e5b1. Thus found on the left and right of #e3e5b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hampton and Celadon colors as they work well with Tusk.
The split-complementary Tusk palette consists of #cdb1e5 and #b1c9e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3b1e5). Try Light Wisteria and Spindle colors in combination with #e3e5b1, 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 #e3e5b1 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tusk. Thus Light Orchid and Powder Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Padua, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3e5b1 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tusk tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#b3b1e5) and two others. The Powder Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose Fog – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1e3e5 and #e5b3b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3e5b1 is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Tusk has a hue angle of 62.31°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3e5b1 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e3e5b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,229,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 36%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 20.39, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(62.31,50%,79.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(62.31,22.71%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.6471,-8.9885,25.2088) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6337,75.5438,52.6117) |