Barnwood Ash 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 | #787a81 |
| Complementary Color | #7d7f87 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Barnwood Ash Color. The Randall color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Abbey Road (#a79f92) for more energetic effect. Try Stonehenge Greige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7d7f87 is the best complementary color to Barnwood Ash. 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 #87857e complementary color is Jumbo, 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 Friar Gray are #87807d and #84877d. Thus found on the left and right of #87857e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Schooner and Bitter colors as they work well with Barnwood Ash.
The split-complementary Barnwood Ash palette consists of #807d87 and #7d8487 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d7f87). Try Jumbo and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #87857e, 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 #87857e 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 Barnwood Ash. Thus Mamba and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barnwood Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Xanadu, and Suva Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #87857e 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. Barnwood Ash tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7d7f87) and two others. The Gunsmoke 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 #7d8785 and #877d7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #87857e is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Barnwood Ash has a hue angle of 46.67°, a saturation of 3.61% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87857e is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #87857e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,133,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 3.53, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(46.67,3.61%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.67,6.67%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.5149,-0.5852,4.0276) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1451,23.4323,23.0944) |