Vetiver is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #7f8290 |
| Complementary Color | #6f7280 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Vetiver Color. The Inness Sage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cumberland Grey (#68655d) for more calm effect. Try Weather Board as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f7280 is the best complementary color to Vetiver. 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 #807d6f complementary color is Storm Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bandicoot are #80746f and #7a806f. Thus found on the left and right of #807d6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Americano and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Vetiver.
The split-complementary Vetiver palette consists of #746f80 and #6f7a80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f7280). Try Topaz and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #807d6f, 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 #807d6f 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 Vetiver. Thus Mobster and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vetiver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #807d6f square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Vetiver tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6f7280) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spicy Pink – 120° from the complementary Storm Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f807d and #806f72.
In a RGB color space, hex #807d6f is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Vetiver has a hue angle of 49.41°, a saturation of 7.11% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #807d6f is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #807d6f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,125,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 6.67, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(49.41,7.11%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.41,13.28%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.2911,-1.4672,8.0376) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1049,20.4041,17.9704) |