Grasshopper Wing 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 | #787990 |
| Complementary Color | #6f7087 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (57.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Grasshopper Wing Color. The Hillary color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pine Trail (#9c9f75) for more energetic effect. Try Secluded Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f7087 is the best complementary color to Grasshopper Wing. 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 #87866f 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 #877a6f and #7c876f. Thus found on the left and right of #87866f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Makara and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Grasshopper Wing.
The split-complementary Grasshopper Wing palette consists of #796f87 and #6f7c87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f7087). Try Mobster and Pale Sky colors in combination with #87866f, 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 #87866f 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 Grasshopper Wing. Thus Mobster and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grasshopper Wing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Empress split by 90° on the color wheel. #87866f 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. Grasshopper Wing tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6f7087) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opium – 120° from the complementary Storm Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f8786 and #876f6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #87866f is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Grasshopper Wing has a hue angle of 57.5°, a saturation of 9.76% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87866f is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #87866f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,134,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 9.41, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(57.5,9.76%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(57.5,17.78%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.4298,-3.7749,12.5447) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.386,23.3488,18.4185) |