Burdock is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #8e8798 |
| Complementary Color | #6e6778 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (84.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Burdock Color. The Soft Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Equatorial Forest (#70855e) for more energetic effect. Try Battleship Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e6778 is the best complementary color to Burdock. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #717867 complementary color is Dolphin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Ash are #787667 and #687867. Thus found on the left and right of #717867 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pablo and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Burdock.
The split-complementary Burdock palette consists of #766778 and #676878 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e6778). Try Salt Box and Mid Gray colors in combination with #717867, 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 #717867 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Burdock. Thus Falcon and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burdock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dolphin, Sirocco, and Spicy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #717867 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Burdock tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#6e6778) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sandstone – 120° from the complementary Dolphin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #677178 and #786e67.
In a RGB color space, hex #717867 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Burdock has a hue angle of 84.71°, a saturation of 7.62% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #717867 is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #717867 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,120,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0, 6.67, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(84.71,7.62%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(84.71,14.17%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4025,-5.9757,8.4476) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9747,17.9229,15.4495) |