Bare Color

#817e6d

Bare 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 #7e8192
Complementary Color #6d7081
Color Shade: warm yellow (51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Bare Color Sample
Bare Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #817e6d

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bare Color. The Naturalism color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lye (#9e9478) for more energetic effect. Try Grey-Headed Woodpecker Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6d7081 is the best complementary color to Bare. 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 #817e6d complementary color is Storm Gray, 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 Bandicoot are #81746d and #79816d. Thus found on the left and right of #817e6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Americano and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Bare.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bare palette consists of #746d81 and #6d7981 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d7081). Try Topaz and Pale Sky colors in combination with #817e6d, 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 #817e6d 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 Bare. Thus Mobster and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bare contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Empress split by 90° on the color wheel. #817e6d 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. Bare tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6d7081) 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 #6d817e and #816d70.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #817e6d is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bare has a hue angle of 51°, a saturation of 8.4% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #817e6d is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #817e6d
RGB Decimal rgb(129,126,109)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 7.84, 49.41
HSL hsl(51,8.4%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51,15.5%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.6118,-1.9862,9.6676)
XYZ xyz(19.2744,20.693,17.4463)
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