Willowleaf 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 | #7a7884 |
| Complementary Color | #7c7a87 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Willowleaf Color. The Lucky Day color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peapod Green (#8e916d) for more energetic effect. Try Meadowood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c7a87 is the best complementary color to Willowleaf. 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 #85877b complementary color is Jumbo, 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 Bitter are #87837a and #7f877a. Thus found on the left and right of #85877b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Friar Gray and Battleship Gray colors as they work well with Willowleaf.
The split-complementary Willowleaf palette consists of #837a87 and #7a7f87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c7a87). Try Mobster and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #85877b, 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 #85877b 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 Willowleaf. Thus Monsoon and Rolling Stone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Willowleaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Blue Smoke, and Empress split by 90° on the color wheel. #85877b 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. Willowleaf tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#7c7a87) and two others. The Rolling Stone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hurricane – 120° from the complementary Jumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a8587 and #877c7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #85877b is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Willowleaf has a hue angle of 70°, a saturation of 4.76% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85877b is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #85877b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,135,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 4.7, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(70,4.76%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70,8.89%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.8311,-3.0317,6.191) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.912,23.7446,22.1672) |