Boulder Color

#7c817c

Boulder is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #837e83
Complementary Color #817c81
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.61% (better contrasting with white)
Boulder Color Sample
Boulder Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7c817c

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Boulder Color. The Cricket Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pointed Cabbage Green (#859587) for more energetic effect. Try Cannon Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#817c81 is the best complementary color to Boulder. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7c817c complementary color is Suva Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Xanadu are #7e817c and #7c817e. Thus found on the left and right of #7c817c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bitter and Gunsmoke colors as they work well with Boulder.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Boulder palette consists of #817c7e and #7e7c81 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#817c81). Try Empress and Jumbo colors in combination with #7c817c, 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 #7c817c offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Boulder. Thus Gray and Jumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Boulder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Suva Gray, Rolling Stone, and Concord split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c817c square combo is a palette of warm green, blue cyan, cool magenta and warm red 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. Boulder tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#817c81) and two others. The Jumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Friar Gray – 120° from the complementary Suva Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c7c81 and #81817c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7c817c is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Boulder has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 1.98% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c817c is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #7c817c
RGB Decimal rgb(124,129,124)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 1.96, 49.41
HSL hsl(120,1.98%,49.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,3.88%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.4286,-2.8582,2.0549)
XYZ xyz(19.8005,21.4408,22.1637)
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