Dried Chive is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #848296 |
| Complementary Color | #6a697c |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dried Chive Color. The Milkweed Pod color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cavern Moss (#92987d) for more energetic effect. Try Canyon Falls as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a697c is the best complementary color to Dried Chive. 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 #7b7d69 complementary color is Dolphin, 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 Flax Smoke are #7c7469 and #717c69. Thus found on the left and right of #7b7d69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pablo and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Dried Chive.
The split-complementary Dried Chive palette consists of #75697c and #69717c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a697c). Try Rum and Pale Sky colors in combination with #7b7d69, 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 #7b7d69 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 Dried Chive. Thus Old Lavender and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dried Chive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dolphin, Corduroy, and Spicy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b7d69 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. Dried Chive tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6a697c) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spicy Pink – 120° from the complementary Dolphin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #697a7c and #7c6a69.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b7d69 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Dried Chive has a hue angle of 66°, a saturation of 8.7% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b7d69 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #7b7d69 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,125,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 7.84, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(66,8.7%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66,16%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.7218,-4.4974,10.6665) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0518,19.8981,16.2539) |