Lifeless Planet Color

#e6d699

Lifeless Planet 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 #192966
Complementary Color #99a9e5
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.1% (better contrasting with black)
Lifeless Planet Color Sample
Lifeless Planet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6d699

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lifeless Planet Color. The Cream Silk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blonde Curl (#efe2c5) for more calm effect. Try Sailcloth as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#99a9e5 is the best complementary color to Lifeless Planet. 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 #e6d699 complementary color is Dull Lavender, 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 Zombie are #e5af99 and #cfe599. Thus found on the left and right of #e6d699 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cashmere and Zombie colors as they work well with Lifeless Planet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lifeless Planet palette consists of #af99e5 and #99cfe5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99a9e5). Try Dull Lavender and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #e6d699, 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 #e6d699 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 Lifeless Planet. Thus Light Wisteria and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lifeless Planet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dull Lavender, Algae Green, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6d699 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. Lifeless Planet tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#99a9e5) and two others. The Water Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Dull Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99e5d6 and #e599a8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6d699 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Lifeless Planet has a hue angle of 47.53°, a saturation of 60.63% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6d699 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6d699
RGB Decimal rgb(230,214,153)
RGB Percentage 39%, 36%, 26%
CMYK 0, 6.28, 30.2, 9.8
HSL hsl(47.53,60.63%,75.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.53,33.48%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.6129,-3.356,32.1695)
XYZ xyz(62.4295,67.216,39.8206)
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